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KAY IVEY BRINGS FRESH IDEAS AS ALABAMA’S SECOND WOMAN GOVERNOR Montgomery Rotary Club Member assumes the Office of GOVERNOR for the STATE OF ALABAMA. Governor Kay Ivey assumed the office of Governor for the banker with a passion for teaching financial literacy to young people. State of Alabama on April 10, 2017. In the 70's she served in then Governor Here are a few things you may not know. Fob James cabinet, later as a member to Governor Kay is the second woman to serve as Governor. Lurleen Wallace, the Alabama Commission on Higher wife of George C. Wallace was the first. Education, won consecutive races for Kay grew up in Camden (pop. 2,000), Wilcox County and worked on the State Treasurer in 2002 and 2006. Most family farm. (Former Senator and current U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions recently, Kay has served as Alabama's first is also from Wilcox County as well as the great baseball player Hank Aaron) . female Lt. Governor. She was in her second term when she took office last month. Acting Chief Justice Lynn Stewart using the Alabama State Bible, which has been blog.al.com used to swear in governors since 1853 led Ivey in delivering the Oath of Office, officially marking the beginning of Ivey’s term as governor. After the ceremony Governor Kay stated, “I will serve for the glory of God and the good of mankind. I ask for prayers and support, especially over the next days and upcoming weeks. Let’s use this opportunity to make Alabama even better and your government more effective.” Governor Ivey is a member of the First Baptist Church of Montgomery. Pictured beside her as she is sworn in as Governor is Senior Pastor Jay Wolf. She participates in a number of civic activities. For example, Kay has been a loyal member of the Montgomery Rotary Club for over a quarter of a century. She is a Paul Harris Fellow and attends regularly. President Donald Trump called Kay a few days ago to congratulate her and wish her well on her new role as Governor. Kay is an outspoken critic of Obamacare, she is pro-life, and has an A rating from the NRA. www.nytimes.com Kay is a great lady and leader. She has lived the Rotary motto, "Service Above Self". Other Rotarian State Governors include: She went to Auburn and was president of her pledge class of the Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority. Among many offices and honors, she served as the first woman vice president in the Student Government Association. John Hickenlooper, Colorado Tom Wolf, Pennsylvania (former) While at Auburn Kay enjoyed hiking and camping at Chewalca State Park, Nathan Deal, Georgia Henry McMaster, South Carolina going to house parties and attending concerts at Foy Student Union. Bruce Rauner, Illinois (honorary) Matt Mead, Wyoming (honorary) Kay was a high school teacher and later had a long and successful career as a Rick Snyder, Michigan (honorary)
Deaby rAno nMymous om Dear Mom, I said a prayer for you ...a fixture in to thank the Lord above For blessing me with a lifetime Montgomery for of your tenderhearted love. 100 years! I thanked God for the caring you've shown me through the years, Chris Hot Dog celebrates For the closeness we've enjoyed in time of laughter and of tears. 100th Anniversary! On April 29th, 2017 Chris Hot Dogs celebrated their 100th Anniversary by And so, I thank you from the heart having a huge blowout in downtown Montgomery. From 11 am to 4 pm streets for all you've done for me were blocked off to hold all the festivities including a car show, a corn hole tournament, live entertainment and curbside service like they had when And I bless the Lord for giving me they originally opened. the best mother there could be The event was FREE and open to the public
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Well, folks, let’s put the final coup de grace to the Robert Bentley six year a boy, growing up in Coffee County my old pappy would make me get out of Governor’s reign and move on. Ole Bentley was quite a story his last two years. bed before daylight and go work in the fields chopping cotton and plowing He had become the ringleader of a circus and an infamous national cartoon behind a mule. I’d see a rain cloud come up and start praying for rain so I could character. The salacious and lurid details of his affair with Mrs. Rebekah Mason quit for a while. My pappy would say boy it may cloud up but it ain’t gonna were a never ending, titillating saga. The story, along with his picture, could rain on Big Jim.” aptly be a plot for a tabloid or a Soap Opera. I will actually be surprised if it Well, bless his heart, it did rain on Bentley. He’s gone. Kay Ivey will serve does not make it to television or even the movies. out the remaining 19 months of his term. She may decide to run for a full term Unfortunately, this story will be his legacy as governor. He has no public of her own as governor. As the incumbent governor, she would be a viable policy initiatives to tout for posterity. He will be known as the “Luv Gov.” candidate. Our last two governors may not have gone to jail like previous ones, but There is an ever-growing list of potential and probable horses that are they garnered terrific nicknames for their exploits over their last year in office. gearing up for the 2018 gubernatorial derby. The list of viable candidates is at Bob Riley spent his last year doing the bidding of the Indian Gambling about a dozen. syndicate and his cowboy and Indian escapades closing down all the non-Indian However, let me tell you again, like I have been telling you for years, casinos earned him the nickname of “Bingo Bob.” Alabamians like to vote for a dark horse for governor – one who has not been Ole Bentley, who appeared to be the least likely person to play the part, around the political track. Let me give you the names of two very rich became a sex crazed philanderer. His and Rebekah’s sordid romance tapes businessmen who could pull off a Fob James 1978 like coup. sounded like the x-rated version of Barney Fife sweet talking Thelma Lou. Even Jimmy Rane, known as “Yella Fella” from his ads of riding a horse and the national media dubbed him the “Luv Gov”. wearing a big yellow hat advertising his yellow lumber, started out and built Bentley never really showed any genuine remorse or contrition. Even when Great Southern Wood out of Abbeville where he was born and raised and still he read his prepared resignation speech, it did not seem heartfelt or sincere. calls home. Forbes magazine has his net worth at $600 million. They were just words wrapped in religion. He never seemed to apologize from Johnny Johns became CEO of Birmingham based Protective Life at a young the heart. He still seemed a little bit haughty. age. He built the company started by Colonel Rushton into one of the largest Having taught Sunday school for many years, one would have thought life insurance companies in the world. When an international corporation Bentley had taught some from the book of Proverbs. One of Solomon’s greatest bought Protective several years ago, Johnny walked away with $300 million. proverbs says, “Pride goeth before a fall.” He is known throughout Birmingham as one of the most civic minded people Early in the day of Bentley’s resignation, I was walking around the Capitol in the Magic City. with rumors swirling that Bentley’s demise was imminent at any time. I was Either one of these two distinguished gentlemen could easily buy the wishing the best for ole Bentley. I thought about ole Big Jim Folsom standing governor’s office with their pocket change and they may be interested. on the Capitol steps when the press would pound on him and ask him to resign. He would say to them, “Y’all ain’t gonna get old Big Jim to quit. When I was May 3, 2017
The views of this editorial may not express the views of The Alabama Gazette. ROBSERVATIONS... by Robert Tate I SHOULD NOT BE SURPRISED
Way back in 2010, there was a huge debate in the Montgomery Advertiser is important to realize, however, is that as Christians we cannot be in the mode over whether the God of our Bible and the Koran’s Allah are the same deity. I of apologizing for our beliefs or allowing known lies to go unchallenged. There bring this up now because recently I have heard the same argument raise its ugly is one thing I admire about the Muslims I've known and that is they neve r head yet again. I knew I had written something about it then so I dug it out and apologize for what they believe. Nor should they. They are firmly rooted in have wiped away some dust from it. One thing I have never intended is for my what the doctrine of the Koran says. Although we clearly disagree with their "Robservations" column to become a Christian mouthpiece. Those of you who doctrine, they are unwavering in their faith and unwilling to give in to outside read my column probably know this to be true. That being said, every now and pressure. then there comes a time when I feel obligated to comment on issues dealing with As Christians, it seems that we are unfortunately too willing to back down a Christian theme. Below is what I wrote back then and remains relevant today. from a stance, cave in to pressure, or refuse to stand fast to our convictions in ------the face of opposition. As soon as someone claimed the God of the Bible and Over the past several weeks, the Montgomery Advertiser has run a series of the Koran were the same, many people agreed whole heartedly and jumped on letters to the editor dealing with the controversy of God of the Bible and the the bandwagon regardless of what the two texts actually say about the issue. Koran. Several writers wrote in claiming that the two were the same. Below is This is just one of the many issues where I see our acquiescent behavior. the letter I wrote in response. I flew with one Captain back in April who told me that Christianity was out of touch with the times, that Christians needed to get in touch with the modern GOD AND ALLAH NOT THE SAME world and that Christianity needed to evolve with societal norms. I said, "Sorry, In the words of Popeye, "I've taken all I can stands and I can't stands no but Hebrews 13:8 says, 'Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today, yes and more." In response to the letters by David Wideman and Don Nolte, I'm sorry to forever.' Malachi 3:6 says, 'I the Lord do not change.' Sorry, but you are burst their misinformed bubbles but the God of the Bible and Koran are not, wrong. It is not up to Christianity to change to fit your idea of society." I cannot and will never be the same entity. By the nature of the two texts, we remember he just looked at me but didn't say another word. What could he say? clearly see they are not. God never changes (Mal 3:6) where Allah changes and "Oh yeah." substitutes one revelation for another because he can (S.2:106, S.16:101) . As Christians, our best weapon is the Word of God. It is truth, it is incor - In the Bible, the kingdom of God is "not eating and drinking but righteous - ruptible, it is the basis for our faith. John 17:17 says, "Sanctify them in truth. ness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit" (Rom 14:17) where the Koran's Your Word is truth." If you stand on the Word, your enemy has nowhere to turn heaven is a place where men will have "damsels pure and holy," where they are but to lies, deceit, slight-of-hand and inaccuracies. When I was reading some made" ever virgins, dear to their spouses, of equal age" (S.4:57, S.56:35-38) . of the blog comments on the net, one female was persistent in her belief that the The Bible tells us that God cannot tempt with evil (Jas 1:13) yet the Koran says, two deities were indeed the same. I responded to her with doctrinal fact while "Verily, the hypocrites seek to deceive Allah, but it is He Who deceives them another person responded by calling her a name. While she spent several posts (S.4:112) . responding to the personal attack on her, she never once responded to my posts. Most important is the fact that God of the Bible is a Triune: Father, Son She was completely unwilling to challenge the Word of God. Why? She and Holy Spirit. The Koran is clear that Allah is not. Folks, the list goes on. couldn't. When faced with fact, a lot of people's arguments cannot stand up to Christians be careful. Do your own research and you will clearly see that God the scrutiny. Remember two months ago when I mentioned the S-I-N Alert? and Allah, by their nature, character and doctrine, are not the same. Do not be [Skew the Argument - Ignore the facts - Name call.] If we, as Christians stand fooled by these wolves in sheep's clothing. on the Word and stand on fact, from where can the enemy possibly attack us? To be honest, I was a little surprised by some of the responses both in the With lies, falsehoods and emotion completely devoid of truth or fact - that's paper and on their website. You know, when I sit in the cockpit with another where. pilot for 20 - 30 hours over a three to four-day trip, if we get along well, we rack I for one am not willing to apologize for our beliefs. I am not going to deny up some interesting conversations. Needless to say, often times the conversation or excuse Jesus' righteous position in our lives. If the truth is too painful for revolves around religion. Most of the time it is interesting and rarely contentious. some to grasp, I'm sorry. At the same time, I believe we can stick to our beliefs Many of us have similar views but of course, not all of us. I have had conver - and share the truth with others without resorting to name calling or being mean sations at least twice with Christian men who also erroneously believed that the spirited. (Like I saw on some of the Internet posts) Proverbs 8:7-8 says, "For God of the Bible and Koran were the same entity. Of course I had to address my mouth will utter truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips. All this fallacious notion immediately. the utterances of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing crooked or First of all, let me be clear about something. I am not sitting here at my perverted in them." computer writing this column claiming Islam is this or that. It is not my place Undoubtedly it can be a fine balancing act. Speaking truth while doing it to do so. They believe what they believe and I believe what I believe and we with love. But worse, in my opinion, is to be confronted with something patently just have to agree to disagree on most subjects. As a Christian, however, I am false about our doctrine and not correcting the lie immediately. If someone tells obligated to set the record straight, through Scripture, as to what is and is not us it is up to Christianity to change to fit society, correct them - it isn't. If some - correct regarding our doctrine. (In other words, we cannot let the non-Christian one tells you that the God of the Bible and Allah are the same, don't let that lie define our doctrine for us.) Regardless of whatever OT roots people feel go unchallenged - they aren't. If someone tells you Jesus would be in favor of Christianity and Islam have in common, no matter how you deal the cards, the abortion (like a bumper sticker I recently saw) point them to Scripture and do God of the Bible and Allah are not the same deity. Like I said in my letter to the not let them off the hook without being heard. If someone tells you "God hates Montgomery Advertiser, through their doctrine, personalities, character and homosexuals" or "God hates soldiers" like the Westboro Baptist protesters claim, actions, they cannot possibly be the same. It is sort of like looking at the two tell them " 1 John 4:8 tells me God is love. Although God does hate sin, it is pictures in the Sunday paper where you try to spot the differences. No matter impossible for Him to hate the sinner." We have to know our doctrine, be willing how much they look alike, the fact that there are differences present, by defini - to defend our doctrine and be prepared for the challenges that are undoubtedly tion they cannot be the same. going to come our way. If we are unwilling or incapable of defending the Word, I am not going to get into long protracted examples right now because those who are deceived will continue living in their world of lies. II Corinthians anybody wanting to research the truth for themselves can go to various websites 4:4 tells us that "The god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbeliev - such as http://www.answering-islam.org/Shamoun/god.htm or to books like ing. . ." Realize this is where these people are coming from and it is up to us The Islamic Invasion by Robert Morey or Inside Islam by Reza F. Safa. What to open their non-seeing eyes with love but also without compromise. May 2017 Read us online at Alabama Gazette.com ~ Like Us on Facebook 3A
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Marcia Chambliss The Illusion of ‘Pedestal People’ The title of a recent Christian podcast that I follow intrigued me with the title corruption continues regardless of political party or individual. It’s one of the “Pedestal People,” and while neither participant in the discussion lives any - reasons it seems to only be a matter of time before whomever we elect gets where close to our beautiful state, I had to wonder if perhaps they had been caught up in their own hero mentality and starts forgetting that the office they peeking into the political intrigue of the last few years. hold doesn’t belong to them or the power brokers, but to those they represent. The effects of the pedestal are addicting, and the hosts of the podcast referred I imagine that the overwhelming majority of Alabamians join me in being vastly to the lust of influence being similar to a drug, even labeling it as “trafficking disappointed or even disgusted by the current politics of our state. Granted, there in influence.” are always those who will delight in the demise of those on the opposite side of the political aisle, and I confess that I’ve shared those same sentiments in Whether or not we want to acknowledge it, our political problems and every the past. I’ve celebrated candidate victories and relished in the defeat of the other issue of conflict in our world originates from our pride. Those we elect opposition party, but in watching what has happened in Alabama politics since are too often quite proud of the influence they’ve accumulated, while their the campaign cycle of 2010, all I really feel right now is sadness for our state. electorate supporters gloat over the political victory. But I’m afraid that our pride in winning creates an even bigger problem as it often discourages us from I suppose it’s our human nature that has a need to place people on pedestals. We following up with the accountability that is crucial for good government. certainly do it routinely with our athletes and our entertainment icons, so it’s Regardless of the political party, we’re too willing to make excuses for corrup - not a surprise that we also elevate those for whom we vote to the same stature. tion if our “side” won and calling it out is too many times condemned as a sign As questioned in the referenced podcast regarding our rush to put people on of betrayal to the brand. those pedestals, are we really that desperate for a hero? I had hoped that the public corruption trial and conviction of our former Speaker While I still believe there are many who have a genuine desire for public service, of the House would have served as a wake-up call for those in public office, but and what has transpired of late isn’t a blanket indictment of all who currently I’m not sure that the message was loud enough. For the rest of us, maybe we’ll serve, I’m afraid that our political system as we now know it holds an intoxi - begin to think twice about our role in enabling those political pedestals and our cating draw for more a few who are more than willing to climb up on that own hero worship. pedestal as a means of feeding their ego as well as attaining great influence, as that influence so easily and often reaps financial benefit. Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. – Proverbs 16:18 (NIV) But we know what tends to follow that hero worship – an inevitable “fall from grace” – and then for some reason we’re shocked that the illusion of our latest 1 Jacobsen, Wayne; Cummings, Brad. “Pedestal People.” The God Journey, hero is shattered. episode #578, April 14, 2017. http://thegodjourney.com/2017/04/14/pedestal- people-578/ Seeking public office isn’t the problem; it’s the seeking of power and influence once that office is attained that is increasingly destructive to that individual and Marcia Chambliss serves on the leadership team of Smart Girl Politics, www.smart - the heart and soul of our political process. Most of the influence consists of girlpolitics.com , an online community for conservative women. She can be reached at: power behind the scenes, far from the public eye, and the accompanyin g [email protected] . Her views do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Smart Girl Politics.
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On Goat Hill: Sparks fly, Passed gas, Constipated internet… Putting ‘Dr. Gov. StrangeLuv’ embarrassment in our rear view mirror, WSFA doesn’t resolve all that’s been unlawful done placing my County in unnecessary (4/12/17) reported replacement Gov. Kay Ivey’s second day in office jettisoned jeopardy. Perhaps Goat Hill would be better served to ensure their laws are more of the former corrupt governor's ‘work.’ Ivey abolished Bentley’s Office of followed and incompetent/unlawful ‘public servants’ of this sort indeed vacate their Rural Development created in 2011 under the umbrella of ADECA (Alabama office as prescribed, fines paid, etc. instead of throwing more money to subsidize Department of Economic and Community Affairs) ostensibly to improve and even more harm. advance education, healthcare, and economic development in rural parts of the Enough on unpassed gas taxes to address our constipated internet. Seems those State. "Rural Alabama is near and dear to my heart," Ivey said; WSFA further with IQs hard pressed to rival temperature readings on a warm Summer day in quoted her with, "Don't forget I'm from rural Wilcox County. My decision to shutter Alabama are mesmerized by the finding most new businesses and the lion’s share the Office of Rural Development will refocus rural development efforts into existing of economic growth for the entire nation has been generated by only twenty agencies." Her decision terminated State employment for Ron Sparks, a former counties since the Great Bush/Obama Bailout debacle began. Seems our newly Ag Commissioner who ran against Bentley in the 2010 gubernatorial race. In the installed House member (after Sec. Merrill eliminated an election) is intrigued that spirit of our rigged duopoly spoils system of ‘bi-partisanship’ Sparks was hired to most of these counties have tech-intensive industries like those associated with run this redundant bureaucratic position. Silicon Valley, CA. You know the foolish saying, “If you build it, they will come.” Perhaps, Ms. Ivey will also rescind the ‘trumped up’ Dr. StrangeLuvGuv pay Sports fanatics and others easily duped are affable prey for this; those who ask for increases for staff many saw as hush money for Bentley’s cover-up and tampering some justification in the numbers are vilified. Little surprise Rep. Lovvorn has in the Felon Hubbard trial. Another noteworthy member of the “ex-Dr. Governor” shown himself to be so dim in understanding how the real world works, other House staff put out of our employ is Stan Stabler, Bentley's replacement for Secretary of members are starting to notice. Even I thought it would take a little more time for ALEA (Alabama Law Enforcement Agency) after the suspiciously timed termina - Lovvorn to out himself in this regard. tion of Spencer Collier not aiding and abetting the desired cover-up(s). Ivey A few foolish cities (for example Chattanooga, TN) have attempted to attract accepted Stabler's resignation prompting retirement, so it seems yet another ‘public hi-tech industries by providing municipal broadband network, prompting our newly servant’ drove up their pay to further burden RSA payouts. Jon Mason (well paid installed House member from Lee County to shill for this same sort of failed BCA husband of the Dr. Governor’s former top aide/girl toy Rebekah Mason) was also mentality in the Heart of Dixie. No doubt Felon Hubbard’s level of intelligence fired. It seems Ms. Ivey was unwilling to continue to pay for Mr. Mason’s public and integrity carries on in his replacement. The City of Opelika (pop. < 30,000) services - maybe he was confused with the protection afforded in tenured academia has already contributed an unjustifiable financial commitment of over $40 mil. to where sexual affairs (or football scandal, etc.) locks into higher/longer payouts become Alabama’s first “Gig City” as a municipal provider of high-speed Internet, instead of just deserts like termination. yet the network provided through Opelika Power Services [OPS] has few customers I certainly applaud Ms. Ivey’s efforts to remove waste from the State budget signed up for gigabit service. The State legislature is considering Lovvorn’s bill and pray she goes after more egregious wasteful redundancies under her steward - to extend the OPS network to all of Lee County. Little surprise the BCA would ship. I want my legislators to shepherd our State to improving the general welfare use their newly installed Hubbard replacement for more failed economic develop - of our State - i.e., make sure our Ag Community is not abused by disuniform ment of this sort. It is clear Lovvorn is ill-equipped to evaluate results of other taxation, eminent domain abuse, spread of unsustainable urban growth, etc. It takes municipal systems and provide a competent cost-benefit analysis for his con - a certain level of understanding of how the real world works (hard to imagine my stituents. Those who live on public paychecks seem to have a bigger ‘blind spot’ State Senator has a current CDL and really understands what makes a farm, light understanding why private firms are reluctant to serve high-cost areas with low switch, vehicle, etc. function) to be effective toward this end. I’m glad Sen. demand. The short-term concomitant benefits of higher paying jobs for a few Whatley is taking the “right to repair” seriously to protect our farmers from Apple, recipients of the wealth transfer and accompanying unsustainable economic growth John Deere, et al types trying to extract as much as they can from this socially are the usual ‘siren song’ for municipal broadband services to clumsily step in productive segment of our economy. where private industry cannot justify the costs. Many of these municipal systems Ms. Ivey showing similar rigor ending the corporate welfare side of ADECA serve areas already covered by the private sector slowing their revenue streams championing wealth redistributions to specific business interests (which has been which impedes their ability to grow. even more deleterious to the general welfare of our State) would be worthy of The so-called “success story” of Chattanooga rarely includes the huge federal greater applause. As one of the first to sound the alarm on how despicable Dr. Gov. subsidy ($111 million in grants; approx. $2,000 per subscriber) required for the Bentley had become (May 2011 Gazette column) it was easy to forecast where he system to exist in the tale of this City’s Gig debacle. Other horrific tales rarely was headed getting cozy with BCA thugs. Thankfully the AEA self destructed spoke of… the city council of Provo, UT sold their $39 million fiber network to enough, unable to bail out yet another corrupt politician to leverage extracting more Google for $1; Groton, CN city residents are STILL paying for a $38 million out of our State. Sad to witness this once good man allowing a little BCA corrup - network sold for $550,000; Four city officials in Bristol, VA (a more recent example tion into his life to see it permeate toward an end of this sort, perhaps others are of Felon Hubbard type business acumen in an Internet system) are in prison. I Goat Hill are learning. I thank Mr. Bentley for leaving (even if not coming clean applaud when a PRIVATE provider takes on the risk/reward of installing and about AG deals and avoiding criminal consequences) so we would not endure yet managing a fiber network. Kansas City [2012] was the first US city to deploy another Siegleman, Hubbard ordeal to discipline him in the courts. Google’s fiber network and this city’s GDP growth still lagged behind the national Gov. Ivey also announced an election for the Senate seat currently held by ‘Big average. Google wisely stopped their fiber deployment as economic growth didn’t Luther StrangeLuvGuv.’ Hard to dodge the “Gerald Ford” stigma of brokering a meet expectations. Chattanooga’s subsidized result also has not outgrown its peers. deal for the Senate seat... thoughts of Blagojevich also come to mind like a belch Easy to dupe someone like Lovvorn into thinking a ‘magic bullet’ like super from a bad onion. Some forecast Luther will be able to easily overcome this ‘Visual high-speed Internet is the only ingredient needed to energize an economy. Defining, Art of the Deal’ made with Bentley. Big ‘Cash Register’ Shelby mentoring the enforcing and maintaining an uncorrupted environment to facilitate the peaceful, Bentley installed senator (think how well Lowder mentored Felon Hubbard) on voluntary exchange of property to promote the general welfare of our State is ways to effectively milk the office for cash will go a long way toward influencing difficult. Shillin’ for the BCA and other feel good moments are easy. OPS currently the low voter turnout results as desired. It appears Secretary John ‘One Day at Time’ reports a large loss on its publicly available financial statements. Lack of financial Merrill will make sure this special election runs the full duration possible to finance detail concerning the telecom side of Opelika Power’s business and redistributing making the Dr. StrangeLuvGuv deal more permanent. A non-duopoly Party candi - costs (already $28 million of debt) to electric ratepayers makes forecasting future date won’t be able to collect the 33,000 signatures the Secretary of State would gain/loss difficult. If/when the existing municipal system is unable to sustain itself actually verify to be allowed on the ballot in one of the most anti-competitive States going forward (a likely result if the history of all the other subsidized municipal in the nation. Taxpayers continue to finance Party primaries Democrats and systems is any guide) proposals to further increase coverage will exacerbate the Republicans use as fundraisers. The general election ballot, taxpayers ARE obliged failed result. to provide, is restricted for duopoly candidates. It is foolish to expect improved Additional cost for fiber lines to rural areas of Lee County with lower popula - results to choose from proffered by such a corrupt, rigged system. Fascinating to tion density than Opelika? Will rural customers absorb these costs through some observe so many screaming like scorched cats about the expenses for an activity extra-jurisdictional transfer? Is such a thing legal? I’m guessing this is of little (the election, NOT the primaries) the State has a constitutional obligation to provide concern for a Mayor who shills for Felon Hubbard before sentencing and it appears while remaining hypocritically silent about much greater wastes on endeavours the consequences never come to bear when you have others paying legal bills. As the State has no business addressing. swirling mix of cross-subsidies vortex into the usual regress of loss and bankruptcy, As Ivey’s initial sparks fly, thankfully legislators have not ‘passed the gas’ tax. will captive electric and sewer ratepayers in Opelika (currently subsidizing As Trump further champions his big govt. bent and displays poor business acumen this telecommunications division debacle) further shoulder this added burden to w.r.t. understanding debt, an attempt for another FDR type wasteful explosion of temporarily or perpetually subsidize the rural residents of the county, the city of spending is in the works. The 9 cent/gal. tax is in play on Goat Hill to fuel a more Auburn, and perhaps beyond? Until these questions are answered, any changes to over-built/unsustainable road system in Alabama. The parasites don’t want any State laws allowing city officials to further saddle constituents in debt to ‘compete' flatulence impeding a smooth move to their transfers if/when Trump gets his way with private companies in the telecommunications (or any other) business must be - i.e., don’t want legislators struggling to find matching money for their largess. tabled. This IS one of those of those times to contact your Congressperson (Mo Brooks is In closing, I found it odd how strongly Sen. Whatley championed this subsidy the only one in our delegation with the intelligence and integrity to possibly do to rural folks. If my complaints to him these past years about how despicable city something about it) to try and block ‘Moscow on the Potomac’ from doing more and county governments treat rural citizens in any way drove the Senator’s resolve harm here at home. in this matter, I publicly ask forgiveness. It is tyranny how much has been extracted My county administrator and highway engineer have also been shilling for an from me and my bride in occupational taxes these past decades, yet I can not vote additional 3 cent/gal. gas tax threatening to rip up roads they currently fail to prop - on those extracting from me. We subsidize the cancerous, unsustainable growth erly maintain nor followed the law when initially built as they’re more interested harming our quality of life and proffer increasingly unsafe travels into work to pay in transferring wealth to crony contractors, developers and suppliers than for the this wrongful tax. I indeed pay a lot to have the high speed internet (I’m using as safety of the traveling public. Why send another $29 million in ATRIP II dollars I type) in rural Lee County; doesn’t mean I want to ‘progress’ into another iteration to a county which holds a special election to pass a tax for parks & recreation of more cross-subsidy to make amends for current wrongful result. Time for Goat (clearly not wanted by the more representative general election voters) instead of Hill to promote détente… I’m again asking folks to support Sen. Whatley’s efforts improving their roads? Worse still, County Access Management Policies and Sub - allow residents OUTSIDE the local occupational tax jurisdictions in Alabama to division Regulations prescribe one thing, but County officials spend my tax dollars deduct this tax from their State income tax returns. I can use those savings to to circumvent the law/policies. Little surprise soon thereafter these corrupt public increase how willing and able I am to buy higher speed internet (or put up an servants then complain for more money after NOT following the law to use monies antenna, buy cable or satellite, etc. to reduce my specific band use) in rural Lee provided. County to alleviate the constipation and keep internet flow more regular. When the County obtains a developer’s performance bond to guarantee Postscript: many have asked my thoughts on the federal ruling to force Auburn improvements on a road, the policy triggers a listing of the improvements and to allow Richard Spencer’s 1st Amendment right to speak. There’s no authorization estimate; neither were required by my County officials. The Engineer is required in US Constitution for the federal government to be involved in education, but since to certify compliance with this County policy - he did not. Before connecting, it is AU accepts federal dollars (I’m not going to devote type to absurd incorporation required to comply with ALDOT’s “County Road Design” -- it was not. When doctrine’s flawed logic) it IS within the federal court’s jurisdiction to compel AU exceeding 100 VPD (Vehicles Per Day) improvements are required; no improve - as they did. If Auburn were a private entity they could discriminate against Mr. ments were made. The unlawful Engineer (not bonded as required) used his Spencer. As a State entity I hope our State courts would similarly compel AU given ‘discretion’ to redirect my tax dollars to impose his own flawed traffic study. The Alabama Constitution provisions on freedom of speech. It is educational for college Engineer’s discretion (which the commission very publicly stands behind) conve - students to be exposed to the Richard Spencer and Maxine Waters types of this niently forecasts just below VPD requirements to release bonds so developers do world. Students are well served to see extremists of this sort in fact exist and not pay for the increased demand they put on county infrastructure where every perhaps they will listen more carefully to decide for themselves on the positions actual VPD count reveals how poor this public servant’s discretion has been. Now, they espouse and defend. When exposed to these extremists perhaps they’ll acquire this corrupt County commission claims they don’t have the money and must address a healthy distain for the big govt. moderates who broker the deals between these higher priorities. Well, they HAD money. They instead subsidize developers extremists ‘progressing’ us into the ‘worse of both worlds’ result decaying the spreading this unsustainable cancer in my county to now beggar money from Goat general welfare of our nation. The most notable and quotable from the entire Hill to further cover-up their incompetence and systematically harming those episode came from Sheriff Jay Jones when pressed on how Spencer would endanger (mostly poor rural motorists and black churches in the County) least able fight this the public. His response, “We handle the Iron Bowl every year, I think we can han - cancer. dle this,” was perfect. It is possible many who came for the Spencer show learned I’ll leave related issues of wrongful railroad crossing closures, using County a lot more about others, as well as themselves, than the similarly mindless cheer - resources to clear and grub for corrupt mayors, interesting “windfalls” from High - leading and trash talk associated with the Iron Bowl. Although AU administrators way Department auctions, etc. to another column. After fighting this corrupt/ lost the moral high ground having to be compelled, I couldn’t be more proud of incompetent (does it matter which?) public servant and County Commission for how Auburn students and our law enforcement handled themselves… ‘Enlightened’ years, we’ve FINALLY got them to follow the law and bond their engineer. This Berkley academics, administrators and students - eat your heart out! May 2017 Read us online at Alabama Gazette.com ~ Like Us on Facebook 5A
UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE MARTHA Roby’s Working Families Flexibility Act Passes
ALABAMA’S SECOND DISTRICT Committee Martha Roby represents Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District. She lives in RMontgomery, AlaObama with her husbBand, Riley and thYeir two children. U.S. Representative Martha Roby’s (R-Ala.) bill to provide greater choice and increased time flexibility in the workplace passed through committee Wednesday. This was a key legislative step toward full House passage. H.R. 1180 , the Working Families Flexibility Act, would give private sector employees the option to convert their accrued overtime into paid time off. This compensatory time, or “comp time,” would be completely voluntary for the employer and employee with strong worker protections to prohibit coercion. Comp time is already widely used by government employees. Rep. Roby thanked the House Committee on Education and the Workforce for its swift action on her bill, and she said today’s working parents need more choice and flexibility with their time. “As a working mom, I understand all too well the challenges that work - ing parents face in juggling a career and managing a family,” Roby said. “Whether it’s coaching a child’s tee ball team or caring for an aging parent, family responsibilities often require time away from work. Congress can’t legislative another hour into the day, but we can give working parents more choices over how they use their time.” Roby’s bill would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA), which regulates workforce practices. In 1985, Congress amended the FLSA to allow the use of comp time in government agencies, but the practice remains prohibited in the private sector. Rep. Roby said she introduced this bill because she believes all workers should have access to this flexibility benefit. “The Working Families Flexibility Act would finally offer Ameri - cans working in the private sector what their peers in the public sector al - ready enjoy: more freedom and more control over their time so they can spend it the way they choose.” Included with this article are a fact sheet, more information on the bill’s worker protections, and a myth vs. fact sheet from the House Committee on Educa - tion and the Workforce.
The views of this editorial may not express the views of The Alabama Gazette. Capital Punishment Capital punishment is a topic that many people want dangerous to have around. We don’t need to overcrowd our prisons and waste to avoid discussing. Opinions about it are all over the our taxes with that kind of incorrigible riffraff. map—from people who are totally opposed to the ones One problem is that some people are hard-core opponents—that having the who would like to round up huge numbers of criminals state kill people regardless of how dangerous they are—is morally wrong. This and “fry ‘em till their eyeballs pop out.” Arguments has led to protracted, expensive trials and repeated appeals that routinely delay about the right thing to do for various crimes have per - executions for years, often 20 or more. This is a sharp contrast to earlier decades sisted for many decades and will likely continue of speedy trials (as stated in our Constitution) and prompt executions within a through the foreseeable future. few days. In addition, these delays impose needless mental anguish onto the John Martin The death penalty dates far back before the dawn criminals, the victims, and the taxpayers who are footing the bill. of written history, and multitudes of different methods Oddly, the same people who whine about the cruelty of executions are have evolved over the millennia. Nearly all of them were horribly cruel—burn - strangely quiet about the routine homosexual rapes and other abuses that ing at the stake, burial alive, crucifixion, drawing and quartering, keelhauling, aggressive inmates and sometimes the staff impose upon the weaker ones. and impaling—just to mention a few. Torture and suffering have no place in a civilized society. The purpose of a In more recent history, when people became more civilized, they developed death penalty is not revenge. It is to remove the dangerous people. Since we less cruel methods—beheading, firing squads, hanging, electrocution, the gas now have painless methods, the argument of cruelty does not wash. In fact, it chamber, and finally lethal injection. is a great deal more humane than locking people up in cages for the rest of their There are two primary reasons to justify a death penalty: lives and letting them waste away. And don’t forget that the taxpayers would 1. Some people (terrorists and mass murderers for example) are just too be relieved of the needless expenses of supporting them. dangerous to be allowed to remain in society. Even in prison they can collude What is the most practical method to carry out an execution? Most people with others and plan more acts of terror and destruction. There is a possibility agree that electrocution and the right types of poisoning, if done properly, are of escape, and it does happen on rare occasions. A much greater risk of escape the best ways to do the job. is being traded for other people being held captive in other countries. A perfect In the early 1900’s electrocution gradually replaced hanging as a preferred example a few years ago was when our so-called “President” with the blessings method. A few states, like California, opted for a gas chamber. In recent years, of Congress released five of the world’s most dangerous terrorists from GITMO lethal injection has become the choice of many states, including Alabama. Many in exchange for one American deserter. We still don’t know how many innocent people today believe that it is the most peaceful and pain-free procedure. Most people those five have massacred since then. And we don’t know how many of the time, it has worked very well. But right here in Alabama, a glitch recently other GITMO inmates might be turned loose in the future. caused a botched execution, and the drug company that had provided the 2. It costs a great deal of money to keep people in prison. They have to be specialized chemicals has shut off supplies. housed, fed, clothed, and guarded. Health care must be provided. If the But other ordinary chemicals can be substituted. Humane shelters routinely prisoners have a reasonable chance of being rehabilitated and then released to put many thousands of surplus animals to sleep with no problems. Why can’t be honest citizens, prison and then parole is a viable option. But people with it be done with human animals? Jack Kevorkian’s three stage device had always mindsets of destruction with no remorse will only spend their time and effort worked very well with no mishaps, and the chemicals for it are readily available. planning the most evil deeds imaginable. And they can and will influence the An even simpler procedure is carbon monoxide. A person breathing it just falls minds of the other prisoners and even terrorize and/or kill some of them. For asleep, peacefully. It should be more expedient than our current snafu-prone them, life without parole is not a viable option. injections or the cyanide pellets dropped into acid that California has been using. Obviously, a death penalty has a legitimate purpose. Some people are just too 6A Read us online at Alabama Gazette.com ~ Like Us on Facebook May 2017
SATURDAYS 7 AM TO 9 AM Steve Long SPORTS RADIO 740 discovered why the sport down here is seen as a challenge. Those toms can be like ghosts, and if you’re hunting for a big one, you better be ready. Those birds ANOTHER ALABAMA TURKEY SEASON didn’t get old by being dumb! Of course, wrapping up the season, Outdoor Alabama has sent out a survey IN THE BOOKS for a lot of hunters, and it’d be pretty nice of folks to answer it by May 5th to help out the folks that keep our state a hunting paradise. Of course, like any survey, Folks, it’s been a pretty interesting turkey season this year! The Alabama there’s always that one question. For me, it was “Do you think there are too many thunder chickens were gobbling and thundering the first part of the season, but turkey hunters?” in regards to limited turkey populations. It cracked me up pretty that quickly changed, as it always does. The first three weeks of the season were good! That natural competitor in me says, “Of course! Too many fellas I’ve gotta outstanding, with the toms running everywhere. If I had been just hunting for share those birds with!” But in all truth, I don’t think that’ll be an issue for a long myself, I probably would have hit bag limit in the first two weeks alone. time. In fact, back when I started turkey hunting decades ago, I would drive to Of course, after those first three weeks, the season took a turn for the quiet, the property, and would hardly see any trucks or vehicles out on the road. as the birds had had their fill of talkin, and decided to hang out with the hens. Nowadays, I can’t hardly pass an iron gate without seeing at least two trucks Sure, some days you could get one parked at it! Organizations like the to gobble back at you, but between NWTF and other conservational the silence and the frequently efforts have been tremendous in changing weather, it could be a bit growing the sport, and it’s with discouraging to head out in the their help that we can continue woods this year. Still, some folks improving the state’s turkey persevered, and were rewarded for population, and of course, the their effort! I’ve been taking folks hunting! So be sure to check out the out to the woods as a guide NWTF, Outdoor Alabama, and throughout the season, and we did other great groups to help with the get to see plenty of birds. Some sport! mornings, we got good looks, and Now, even though Alabama’s managed a few hits and misses. season is closed, keep in mind that Other days, nothing but the sound of there is still some hunting left to be boots marching through hardwood done elsewhere. As for myself, I’ll bottoms and across the edges of be headed to South Dakota with a fields. Throw in the amount of sign few buddies, like Duane Cochrane we’ve seen of predators like coyotes and Greg Cole from Huntsville. into the mix, and it’s no wonder that We’ll have the pleasure of being these birds have been scarce. guided by my longtime friend Terry Despite the ups and downs, I Sieveke in his own backyard of got to spend a lot of time hunting South Dakota. It’s always a blast to Andy Whitaker of Wildlife Trends Journal with a whole range of folks, some visit other parts of the nation and with a big old South Dakota bird who were old friends, and others see what kind of hunting they offer. Dr. Ryan McWhorter and his who I met for the first time. That’s But hey, tell me all about your season! If you’ve got some stories to share, or daughter Iyla, on a recent morning one of the greatest parts about the some birds to show-off, drop me a line at [email protected] . It’s always in Bullock County Alabama sport of turkey hunting, and being great to hear about an exciting hunt, even if I wasn’t there! an outdoorsman in general; it’s a So good work on another season finished, and if you’re gonna be like me and unique opportunity to bond with all of the folks we take with us. A lot of folks I travel for a little more fun, be safe and enjoy the trip! Go get’em! took with me had never been turkey hunting in Alabama before, and they quickly Kritter Korner Binturongs/Bearcat
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Binturongs have a body length between 24 - 38 inches, a tail length between rodents, eggs, invertebrates, leaves, shoots and carrion. Binturongs do not have 22 - 35 inches and they weigh between 20 - 31 lbs. Their fur is thick, coarse and a breeding season but most breeding occurs during February, March, April, July black in color and they have a long, bushy, fully prehensile tail. Their ears are and November. After a gestation period of 90 - 92 days, 2 - 3 cubs are born. They small and rounded and they have tufts of hair on the end. They have small eyes remain hidden in their mother’s thick fur for a few days and at 6 - 8 weeks old that are reddish/brown in color. Binturongs are excellent climbers and they can they begin to eat solid food. They reach adult size in one year and females reach rotate their hind legs backwards so they can still grip onto a tree when climbing sexual maturity at 2 - 3 years of age. Humans are one of the main predators of down it head first. They have scent glands under their tail and on their feet and Binturongs. Binturongs are also known as: Bearcat, Palawan Bearcat, Asian they use these and urine to scent mark areas. They have a variety of vocalizations Bearcat and Malay Civet Cat. Binturongs are sometimes kept as pets. Female that they use to communicate including howls, grunts and hisses. Binturongs can Binturongs are approximately 20% larger than males. Binturongs are one of only be found in the rainforests of south and south east Asia. They are nocturnal two carnivores that have a prehensile tail, the other is the kinkajou. Prehensile animals and they spend their time up in the rainforest canopy. They are usually describes an appendage or organ that has the ability to curl around objects and solitary but can sometimes be found in small family groups consisting of a female grip them. The word Prehensile is derived from the Latin prehendere which means and her young. Binturongs mainly feed on fruit but they will also eat birds, fish, to grasp. They smell like buttered popcorn a scent marking smell. They can live to 20 years old in the wild and over 20 in captivity. May 2017 Read us online at Alabama Gazette.com ~ Like Us on Facebook 7A THE QUARTERBACKS
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Every football fan wants to know who the quarter - White has had more passes dropped than any time in Auburn history. If that back will be. Nobody seems to care who the center does not change, it won’t make any difference who the quarterback is. The and the two guards are. If the interior offensive line biggest problem with Sean is his inability to stay healthy for the entire season. College Football, is not excellent, the quarterback will not matter. We He plays hard. He plays hurt. He plays good. He gets a lot out of his 6-0, 200 Ed Jones sometimes forget that the center touches the foot - lb. body. At this point, he is the leader of the team. As good as Stidham is, he ball on every play. That makes the center the will have to beat down a run for the job from Sean White. They both will primary focus when building a successful offense at all levels of football have power to lean on. Kamryn Pettway , 6-1, 240 lb. senior, was the leading except for professional football. Because of the high percentage of passes in rusher in the SEC in 2016. Chandler Cox is the best blocking back in the the NFL it is much easier to move a guard to center without much loss of pro - SEC. The 6-1, 235 lb. H-Back returns for his junior season. duction. Alabama’s situation is a little different. They have the starter from last year, Alabama and Auburn are blessed with outstanding quarterbacks. They will Jalen Hurts , who by all comparisons had the best year of any freshman both enter the 2017 football season with two quarterbacks that are capable quarterback in Alabama history. In the loss to Clemson in the championship of leading their team ot the SEC Championship and beyond. We will try game, Hurts actually won the game at the end of the fourth quarter with a to give you a thumbnail sketch of these four quarterbacks. For this piece, magnificent 30 yard run after he could find no receivers open. At the time of statistics will not be featured. Statistics do not always give one a complete that score there were only two minutes left in the game. Alabama’s superior picture of the value that a quarterback has to his team. In 2014 Alabama defense just could not stop Clemson’s quarterback DeShawn Watson . quarterback Blake Sims , a converted halfback, set almost every Alabama Watson should have been selected for the Heisman Trophy. Not only was he passing record during the season under new offensive coordinator Lane the best quarterback in the country, he was also the best football player. Since
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Kiffin . However, during the national championship playoff games, he was Peyton Manning was denied the Heisman Trophy, the selection committee just not good enough at the position to lead Alabama to the promised land. for this honor is a joke. Statistics are more important to the Sunday papers than to the coaching staff. At 6-2, 210 lbs., Jalen Hurts enters his sophomore season as the favorite to Let’s look at Auburn first. For four years Auburn has lost 18 games playing be Alabama’s starter again. He has a few more weapons than he did last year. “Big Boy” football without a really outstanding quarterback. Alabama has three highly tested running backs in Bo Scarborough , Damien Harris and B. J. Emmons . In addition there are two freshmen that will In 2017 there is more excitement about the quarterback position than I have certainly contribute to the running game. Najee Harris and Brian Robinson seen since the Cam Newton year when the Tigers won the national champ- are fully equipped to play if needed. One of them will probably be red-shirted. ionship. Jarrett Stidham started six games for a very good Baylor team in There is not much more that can be said about the play of Jalen Hurts. He 2015 as a freshman. Due to the unrest at Baylor and the dismissal of the very has three more years to improve. He must improve because there is a fresh - successful Art Briles , Stidham decided to take a year off and attend a junior man from Hawaii that will be nipping at this heals during those three years. college that had no football team. That made him immediately eligible to any Tua Tagovailoa is the real deal. He was the highest rated quarterback in the team that could recruit him. Auburn won out over dozens of teams that were nation in high school last year. At 6-2, 200 lbs. Tua is almost college ready. vying for his services. At 6-3, 210 lbs. he is a true dual threat quarterback He is mature. He is quick and he has a “Snake Like” delivery when he lets with a live arm and good legs. He should fit in very well in the zone read, the ball go. He has a slight wind up type motion that can be improved on. run first offense, that Coach Gus Malzahn introduced in 2013. There have But he gets the ball out very quick. That is a big advantage in that the de - been changes in the system every year but the threat of the zone read fenders don’t have as much time to react to the ball. It is my opinion that he offensive system has remained the mainstay of the offense. With the will start the 2017 season as the back up quarterback to Jalen Hurts. It is departure of Rhett Lashlee to Connecticut and the hiring of new offensive also my opinion that he will play quite a lot as well. Coach Nick Saban has coordinator Chip Lindsey , there will certainly be more changes. For example had three quarterbacks to transfer in the last two years due to their lack of in the last two years, the tight end has only caught two passes. That to me is playing time. He most certainly has to keep Tagovailoa happy in some way. incredible. This is one statistic that should certainly cause concern to any This is a plus for the 2017 season, but it could develop into a problem in the coaching staff in America. Lindsey has already changed this dynamic. More future. Right now Jalen Hurts is ahead but not by much. It will be interesting emphasis will be placed on throwing the ball deep and involving the tight to see how Saban handles this with his new offensive coordinator Brian end as a weapon instead of a distraction. Daboll . The “genius” of Lane Kiffin will be displayed somewhere in South For the first time in Malzahn’s tenure Auburn will have two quarterbacks that Florida this year. The Tide should get back to the offense that has made can win for him. Already mentioned is the outstanding sophomore transfer, Alabama feared over the years. Saban wants his offense to be so physical that Jarrett Stidham. However, Stidham will not just be handed the job. He will in the fourth quarter, most of the players on the opponents defense will decide face fierce competition from junior Sean White . White has two years of that they really don’t like football very much. experience as a starter. He is not as talented as Stidham, but he is double Alabama opens with a projected national power, Florida State, in Atlanta. We tough and the players love him. His forte is confidence in himself which spills will know how good Alabama is after that game. Auburn plays Clemson at over to the rest of the team. They will play hard for him. He is not a great Clemson in their second game. So, it will not take long for us to know “what’s runner. He is an adequate passer. He sees the field well. In the past two years what” as my old friend “Monk” Gafford used to say. 8A Read us online at Alabama Gazette.com ~ Like Us on Facebook May 2017 The views of this editorial may not express the views of The Alabama Gazette. You may be over g your the hill if...you start losin Z side: you Ga ette SSeenniioorrss...... memory. On the birth ditor ery day. Dr. John Bitter, E arn something new ev Senior Section le
Hamilton, who was then Secretary of the Treasury, and Thomas A rebellious nation Jefferson, the fledgling nation's Secretary of State. Hamilton loosely interpreted the Constitution, and felt that a strong federal government, coupled with a free run with the national checkbook, Will Americans ever learn? was the way to go. He felt that the federal government should assume the debts The antics of former National Security Adviser Susan Rice suggest that what a incurred by the 13 new states in their conflict with Great Britain, and that the fledg - good many of those in our government employ have learned; especially as it relates ling nation should be run by a strong federal government. to doing well in government employ. For some reason he believed that plunging the nation into debt was a sure way to Today's post presidential election nonsense suggests that while most Americans insure its citizens would rejoice at having a monumental debt on their back, and don't feed at the public trough, some do it with a vengeance. give them a sense of respect for their government. Does this sound familiar? It's difficult for the “old-timer” faction in America to come to grips with the Thomas Jefferson, on the other hand, believed in a strict interpretation of the absolute iodicy that has been taking place in the U.S., especially as it relates to Constitution; that the individual states should bear this responsibility, in opposition our latest presidential election, but it goes way back. to Hamilton's belief that Congress should run the show in any manner its members might choose, and it would be paid for by taxing it citizens, or by just generously The recent disclosures that Ms. Rice is worth an estimated $40 million; which is printing money--or a combination of both. But, when the impact of Hamilton's not bad for a federal worker. We've seen a lot of excessive feeding at the public plan was felt by the nation's whiskey distillers they rebelled at the idea of having trough in our life times, but none so disgraceful as what we most recently their product taxed; a response that gave birth to the infamous Whiskey Rebellion; witnessed. and which inspired the French peasantry. We all know where this led. Way back in antiqity the wardens of insane asylums would sell tickets to the local Then, as his term in Washington reached an end, President Washington called for gentry which would allow them to come to the facility and observe the antics of unity among “citizens by birth or choice,” advocating moderation. He defended the inmates. It was good fun to see them stumble about in mindless stupors; well religious pluralism, proposed a foreign policy of independence (not isolation), and worth the few shillings of admission the local residents had paid. In a way, TV believed that an educated electorate was essential to democracy. Washington hoped has brought this back into vogue. he had established the precedent for the peaceful transfer of power. As it turned In our country, as early as the close of the 18th Century, Americans have been out, the process just got worse with each election term; look what we have today. treated to similar nonsense in Washington, D.C., the major difference being the Washington’s message was adopted by his protege Jefferson, and after years of means by which this political idiocy is disseminated to the public. opposition, it was quoted by Lincoln in his defense of the Union. Back when the U.S. of A. was first getting its political feet wet, one of its major Woodrow Wilson invoked it for nation-building; Eisenhower for the Cold War; concerns as a newly forming nation concerned fiscal responsibility: Now that the and Ronald Reagan for religion. Now, many of us wonder, will Washington's new nation has been formed, how were “Americans” going to pay for it? And, Farewell Address inspire a new generation to re-center its politics and reunite our apparently, we still haven't mastered this complexity. Our government just blindly nation through lessons rooted in Washington’s experience. Or will it flounder in a runs up the debt; which, in round numbers, is $13,000,000,000,000 plus. That's morass of argument, nit picking, lies, innuendo, and an agonizing disrespect for what Americans owe. the nation we all once loved and respected; such as is the situation we're witness to today. Now that's a lot of dollars we owe other nations. Think about it. The total popula - tion of the United States is only 322,762,018. This leaves those of us who can still think straight to ask: Where are the statesmen when you need them? Two of the major architects in the formation of our new nation were Alexander
CHASING A DREAM OLDER AMERICANS MONTH By Dr. John Bitter By Dr. John Bitter It would seem rather logical that since May is Older Americans Month , that Throughout history pet owners who have tired of their animal have taken it far out this section of the page be devoted to stuff related senior citizens. in the country and dropped it off, mistakenly believing that this was the end of the story. A month long celebration is also designated as National Blood Pressure Month . And at places such as Elmcroft, nurses are always underfoot taking the residents' Usually; however, within a day or two who shows up at the back door but the blood pressure. unwanted critter. Since many of us old timers require occasional to frequent care from nurses, And so it has been with government health care; such as the ever popular, but we would be remiss if we didn't take note of the fact that the first full week in hopeless, Obamacare. the month is Nurse's Week , and the 6th of the month is National Nurses Day . Some years ago Teddy Kennedy's efforts to launch a similar federal health care Added to all of this is the reality that paramedics are frequently called to attend program caught your writer's attention. On the surface, this looked like a fine to one medical problem or another at the seniors' home. It's only fitting, then. solution to a growing problem. that the Gazette recognize that the fourth week of the month is Emergency However, after some extensive research it became clear that national healthcare Medical Services Month . was a quagmire that the wise man avoided. Moving along to other days that have a designation relative to seniors, the 8th The concept of federally planned and subsidized health care was a specter one didn't is Victory in Europe Day , commemorating the end of the war in that theater, really want haunting his or her house. But, try to tell that to governmental do and the 16th is Wear Purple for Peace Day . gooders. And the 20th of May has been celebrated for years as Armed Forces Day . Most For one thing, there are too many factions involved in the process, each with its seniors can relate to some or all of this. own point of view on how nationalized health planning should be handled. The On the 26th we celebrate Sally Ride Day , honoring the first American woman wisest choice; however, seemed to be: leave it alone! in space. She was also the youngest American astronaut. Look at who the major players have been: Rounding out the month of May, on the 29th to be exact, we bow our heads on The providers of health care: doctors, hospital administrators, nurses, social Memorial Day . planners, the clergy, do-gooders of a variety of motivations, and the list goes on. And so it is for the month of May. Each player has his or own philosophy on managing an inclusive health care program; his or her own philosophy on how health care delivery should be handled. And each proponent of how efficient health care should be managed is a health care provider: the entity responsible for handling the new system. This list of narrow focused do gooders grows with each attempt. ELIZABETH H. WRIGHT They bicker and argue, and in the end, nothing is accomplished. But they plod along. And, historically, none of them has succeeded—including the last President APARTMENTS of the United States The scenario is usually a big fanfare on how the government Independent Senior Living • 62 and older is going to, magically, come up with a solution to this historic problem. But when the dust settles, it's swept under the carpet until the next patron comes along and fans the flames. And at the end of their effort, they go down in flames. For a good many years your writer studied, wrote about, and actually became a player in the health planning process, only to come to the conclusion that govern - ment-handled health care will never come to fruition. There were too many factions, each with its own objective, and often in fierce conflict with the other players, all of which spelled disaster. Yet they press on. And so it shall be with Obamacare. The previous president, and his minions, produced Obamacare, which never really got off the ground. It consumed millions of dollars, held out false promises to many citizens in need of a well organized health care system, and eventually ended up like Franz Kafka's Hunger Artist, it just withered away because there was nothing that could be done to remedy his situation. It makes for good theater, but there's really no hope for any of these proposals to Spacious 1 Bedroom • 1 Bath apartments succeed. Rent is based on income The human factor won't allow it. rent includes utilities ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS (On the Campus of Faulkner University) IN THE ALABAMA GAZETTE. 5201 W. Alabama Christian Dr. GROW YOUR BUSINESS WITH US! Montgomery, Al. 36109 334-356-6700 (334) 386-7490 TDD 334-557-6252 or 557-6254 VISIT OUR WEBSITE: ALABAMAGAZETTE.COM May 2017 Read us online at Alabama Gazette.com ~ Like Us on Facebook 9A THE MARSHALL MOMENT DR. RICK MARSHALL Pastor, Eastern Hills oouull Baptist Church SS Montgomery, Alabama SSeeaarrcchhiinngg Mistakes The Wise Avoid Just recently two incidents on airlines involving conflicts between passengers from a worldly standpoint? It’s real easy to take our blessings for granted and and employees took place. One involved removing a passenger who did not complain about what we have, forgetting how good God has been to us. Some want to give up his seat by force. He was injured in the process and the airline people are about as insensitive as someone who complains about his toe hurting has suffered significant criticism and loss of value in the process in addition to until he looks around and sees a veteran who lost his legs fighting for his coun - the lawsuit which will follow. The other involved a passenger who was struck try. with a baby stroller due to an over-zealous employee taking control of a situation. In I Corinthians Paul asked a powerful question, “What are you so puffed Instead of making things worse, the airline quickly expressed concern for the up about? What do you have that God hasn’t given you? And if all you have is family and upgraded them for the rest of their trip. The manner of handling the from God, why act as though you are so great, and as though you have accom - first one was a major mistake for the airline. plished something on your own?” Mistakes happen not only in business, but in our personal lives. The Bible Charles Kingsley said, “If you want to be miserable, think much about your - wisely reminds us, “All have sinned and come short of the glory of God.” What self, about what you that means is that we are all fail in one way or another. Some are as simple as want, what you like, what respect people ought to pay you, and what people think dialing a wrong number while others can be a reputation stealer or even worse, of you.” Eugene Bertin also said it well when he wrote, “It is when we forget life threatening. I am not equating the words sin and mistake, but suggesting all ourselves that we do things that are remembered.” of us have fallen short in always making right decisions. The third mistake the man made was that in providing for his body, he forgot One important thing to remember about any mistakes that we make in life is his soul. His motto was “Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.” All this rich they are generally not fatal. And even more importantly, they can be forgiven in fool was thinking about was the “here and now,” not the hereafter. Again Christ. consider the words of James, “Now, listen you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we In Luke 12 , Jesus told the parable about a rich man who failed in knowing will go this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.’ what to do with the material blessings of life. He tore down his barns to build Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You bigger ones so that all he thought about was his own pleasure and wealth. But are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.” his life was taken because of his selfishness and greed. In other words, the man’s James compares our lives to a mist that appears in the sky and then suddenly success led to his own downfall and demise. What a terrible mistake. it is gone! Life is short! No matter how long we live on earth. Whether we ac - There were at least three mistakes this man made. First, in planning for him - knowledge it or not, there is life after this life and it is eternal. The question is, self, he forgot his neighbor. With a good crop coming in, the man said, “What are we making plans for the next life? shall I do with my money?” “How shall I spend my money on me?” Obviously, Did you hear about the man who brushed his teeth twice a day? His doctors he wasn’t thinking about anybody but himself. examined him twice a year. He stuck to a diet with plenty of fresh vegetables Any time we think primarily about ourselves, our wants, our needs and fail and fruits. He exercised regularly and got at least eight hours of sleep every to consider others, we are headed for trouble! An interesting observation was night. This man never smoked, drank, nor lost his temper. He was all set to live made by Solomon in Proverbs 11:24-25 , “One man gives freely, yet gains even to be a hundred years old. But his funeral will be held Wednesday. He is survived more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty. A generous man by eighteen specialists, four health institutes, six gyms and numerous manufac - will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.” turers of health foods and antiseptics. “Two friends met for dinner in a restaurant. Each one requested fish and after He made just one mistake: he forgot God! a few minutes the waiter came back with their order. Two pieces of fish, a large Isn’t that man like so many other people in our world? They think about the one and medium-sized one, were on the same platter. One of the men proceeded body, enjoying the pleasures of this life, but they forget all about the fact that to serve his friend. Placing the medium-sized piece of fish on a plate, he handed some day they are going to die. Then what? it across the table to his friend. His friend said, “Well, you certainly do have a We’re all going to make mistakes in life. My prayer is that we will not be lot of nerve!” “What’s the matter?” asked the other man. “Look at what you’ve guilty of the same ones which took the life and eternal soul of the rich fool spoken done! You’ve given me the smaller piece of fish and you kept the big one for about by Jesus. Don’t forget your neighbor, don’t forget the giver and don’t for - yourself.” The man responded, “Well, how would you have served the fish?” get you have a soul which is going to live forever in heaven or in the place called The angry man said, “If I were serving, I would have given you the bigger piece.” hell. “Well,” replied the man, “I’ve got the bigger piece of fish, don’t I?” So what’s the lesson in this silly story? Any time we want the bigger piece of anything it is because we are thinking only of ourselves! And there are lots Come & join us on of us who want the bigger piece of fish in every situation of life without concern for the needs of others. The Bible says, “Jesus went about doing good.” He SUNDAY challenges us to “bear one another’s burdens” and “to love our neighbors as our - MORNING selves.” This might be a good time to ask how we treat our neighbors. Have we made any mistakes in thinking only of our wants and desires? Bible Study: Second , in considering his goods, he forgot the giver. The rich fool thought 9:00 AM about his material goods, but not about the giver of the goods! James reminds us “Every good and perfect gift is from above…” Our vision problems are not Worship: related just to the rays of light our eyes sense, but rather, to the goodness of God. 10:15 AM Have you ever caught yourself complaining about your situation in life and www.ehbconline.com been humbled by learning about someone else’s situation which was far worse
Reflections is a weekly devotional column written by Michael J. Brooks, pastor of the Siluria Baptist Church in Alabaster, Ala. The church's website is siluriabaptist.com .
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GOD HAS THE FRIED CHICKEN I first heard the story years ago on Christian television when the author, Bob And he also brings eternal life. Our greatest fear is death, but Jesus is the Benson of Nashville Christian music fame, told it. He called it the baloney sand - pioneer of our faith (Hebrews 12:2) . He safely navigated the valley of the wich story. And it's still a good one. shadow of death and now promises to be our guide when death comes for us. A man had to work half a day one Saturday and belatedly remembered the church picnic was that afternoon at City Park. Since he lived alone and didn't cook much, all he found in the refrigerator was a crinkled piece of baloney and just enough mustard in the bottom of the jar to get it all over his fingers as he fished it out with a knife. He put the sandwich in a paper bag and set off for the picnic. A large crowd gathered that day for the festivities. Families joined in the three- legged race, the horseshoe toss and the traditional softball game. Later in the afternoon it was time to eat. The man found himself at a table next to a family who'd brought a large picnic basket. As they unpacked the bas - ket, he saw fried chicken, potato salad, homemade rolls, lemon meringue pie and what we Southerners call "sweet tea." (The late Grady Nutt used to call this syrupy stuff "40 weight tea"!). So there the man sat all alone with his baloney sandwich. Sensing his plight, the family beckoned him to join their table. "Let's put our food together and share," they said. "Oh, no, I couldn't do that," he said. But the family insisted there was plenty of fried chicken, potato salad and rolls. "And our family just loves baloney sandwiches," they said. And so the man sat there eating like a king when he came like a pauper. I told this story to a friend years ago who had a different take. He began to use it to put pompous Christians in their place by saying, "Hush! God doesn't need your baloney--he has the fried chicken!" But actually the story is best used to describe what the Christian life is all about. We come to Christ bringing what we have: hopes, dreams, failures and sin. God comes to the relationship bringing what he has and shares with us. And we're the better for this. What does God bring to the table? He removes guilt by bringing forgiveness of sin. He gives a new family. We join other forgiven sinners--the church--who love and encourage us on our spiritual journey. 10A Read us online at Alabama Gazette.com ~ Like Us on Facebook May 2017
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George Washington The Father of Our Country His Character and Influence on our Nation, Part Two As a young boy, George was educated at home. During two periods of time, Perhaps His Greatest Achievement he went to a local village school, but most of his education came from home by his father and older brothers, Lawrence and Augustine. Throughout his For eight long years, he carried this burden, inspired his soldiers, fought the life, he praised his mother and acknowledged the great debt that he owed British and displayed genius in leading his army to victory. Sometimes over - her for the daily habits and faithfulness of her love of Scripture. They looked is the confidence of the folk back home in whom he had instilled total quoted it daily together in the home. The " Rules of Civility " that his father trust, by his faith, by his leadership, and by his vision for our new nation. brought back from the school in England were lived out in his life, through - The world was watching. There had never been a Revolution like this one. Ours out his life. The book has been published and re-published in America even should be called The War for Independence, for that is what it was. The only until today. I have a copy of the 110 Rules of conduct, published in the objective was freedom for the new nation. He trained his leaders carefully, and l980's, which I treasure. they in turn, trained the troops for the entire army. Discipline and courage George was visiting cousins 18 miles away when his father became critically prevailed. Military experts claim that George Washington accomplished more ill, and he was rushed home. His father died the next day, April 12, 1743. with less resources than any military leader in world history. He determined to Imagine the shock to them all, and the burden placed on Mary Washington. We have a Union of 13 Colonies, where each one retained their liberty and rule of are fortunate to have many records, and some in amazing detail of his outstand - law. ing Christian mother. The early death of her husband proved her Christian The tragedies suffered at Valley Forge in the winter of 1777 and 1778, were character was firmly grounded, and that her industriousness enabled beyond our ability even to comprehend such suffering. Supplies were lacking, her to manage a huge pay was 4-5 months behind, and there were no barracks, huts, or shelters. The burden of responsibilities tents were hardly shelters and winter had set in. Food and clothing were far from with amazing ability and adequate. The fact that several thousand soldiers remained to endure such pain without great material can only be explained by Washington's leadership. He walked among the troops resources. Lawrence, in during the night hours. They saw tears on many occasions and wrote about it. describing his step-mother, The Valley Forge story gives us a glimmer of the price that many paid for our wrote "of her well ordered liberty. Looking back over that time period, Washington later wrote, "Naked household." He spoke of and starving though they were, we cannot enough admire the incomparable George's love of his mother, patience and fidelity of the soldiers." and of her trust in Divine Providence for her son. U. S. Senator Albert J. Beveridgge made a thorough study of Washington's life, Those closest to Mary career and achievements. He concluded from his study, "Washington was the Washington knew that soul of the American cause. Washington was the government. Washington everyday, without fail, she was the Revolution." went to a secluded spot for The Senator was correct in his assessment. George Washington was the only her special prayer time. We American leader that we could name who had the total trust of the American can imagine how much of people. They had complete trust in his leadership and he instilled in them a trust the prayer was for her son, for the Union being formed for their liberty. Under different leadership, we may so often in danger, and never have had the Constitution that we have today, where the colonies retained always with staggering their liberty and rule of law, and the Union did as well. Thanks to Washington's responsibilities. leadership, the Constitution became a reality. He instilled assurance and One can imagine how confidence that this was God's Providence for the new nation. Thirty of the 55 difficult it was for George, delegates to the Convention had been officers under his command during the after his father's death, to Revolution. Think about that. manage the school work Within the new government, there were warring factions. Washington had the and the farm labor. The commons.wikimedia.org patience and wisdom to cut through the chaos, reaching out to the ordinary serious study of agriculture citizens. At the opening of the Constitutional Convention, Washington is quoted George Washington as a British Colonial had long interested him and as saying. "Let us raise a standard to which the wise and the honest can repair, Colonel in the Virginia Regiment the fascination of growing the outcome is in the hand of God." John Fiske wrote about Washington's tobacco was a great learning influence throughout the convention, speaking of "Washington's glorious spirit." experience for him, as he worked alongside the farm workers. The tiny little tobacco plants had to be transplanted in long field rows, weeds had to b e It is likely that Washington would have liked to retire to his farm after the war controlled, and George had to master the skills to inspire the workers. So many was over. However, he had been prepared Providentially to take the Presidency. journalists have poured over his notebooks, still in the Washington Archives. He was the only man in whom every state could place their trust. By this time, he had the respect of many foreign nations. His sincerity and modesty was After August Washington's death, there had to be an inventory of his possessions. evident at his Inauguration. In his first official act, he promised "my fervent The entire list is available for us to review. The remarkable thing about looking supplications to that Almighty Being who rules over the Universe, who presides over the list is to see how very simply this family lived. There is no in the council of nations, and whose Providential aids can supply every human evidence of elegance, of elaborate home furnishings. Everything was adequate defect." but not ornate. George had a great inheritance, none the less. His life was full of energy, courage, wisdom, influence, and always...assurance of eternal life. Looking over his two terms as President, he prayed for our nation: "That Heaven All of the research of the several centuries, documents the fact, that may continue to grant you the choicest tokens of His beneficence----that your George's entire life shows that his parents gave their "all" to form the Christian union and brotherly affection be perpetual--that the free constitution, which is character in their son. As we study his life, we see that he never, NEVER, the work of your hands, may be sacredly maintained--that its administration in misused his power as Commander in Chief in the American Revolution or as every department may be stamped with wisdom and virtue--that in time, the President of the United States. Never did he bully his contemporaries or even happiness of the people of these states under the auspices of Liberty may be act "less" than the gentleman that he was. He never misused his authority. made complete." One of the first "grown up books" that he referred to was a book that focused I want to quote one of the two scholars who founded the Foundation for on living out Christianity. It was by the Rev. Thomas Comber and titled, American Christian Education in the 1960s in San Francisco, California. They Discourses . On the first page, he would have read these words: "Prayer is the compiled more primary research on Washington that any current foundation in lifting up of the soul, to converse with God and a means to obtain all of His the nation. Their book referenced below is a treasure. Quoting Verna Hall on blessings." He read about confessing one's sins, and being assured of being the subject of Washington's character: forgiven. Scriptures were explained thoroughly, such as in "The Lord's Prayer" and multitudes of Old and New Testament passages. The Anglican Church in "If one is not himself knowledgeable of the admonitions in the Bible, the that day reflected the great teaching of the Reformation. fruits of the Spirit, the fruits of the flesh, he cannot fully comprehend the life of George Washington. Additionally, even a Christian must not judge His First Great Achievement for His Nation Washington from a doctrinal or sectarian prejudice, otherwise, the full wonder of this Bible-Christian life cannot be recognized. In the fall of 1753, French forces had taken command of the Ohio Valley. George Washington is unique, but not unique from his times. He is the Governor Dinwiddie searched for someone to deliver a letter to the French natural product of a Bible believing people. If one would really know commander, that this territory was British territory, and that the French must George Washington, he must be a Bible-believing scholar such as he." withdraw. George, now 21 years old, volunteered to carry the letter. This was Verna M. Hall, Foundation for American Christian Education. a one thousand mile wilderness journey undertaken during the winter months. His guide was Christopher Gist, referred to as "the most experienced frontiers - “Virginia gave us this inspired man--This unblemished gentleman---What man trader of the day." Both men left a written account of the journey, relating can we give her back but love and praise?” the contacts with the Indians, including their efforts at managing Indian James Russell Lowell diplomacy. The cold was so severe, that Gist wrote of having all of his fingers and some toes frozen. At one time during the journey, they constructed a raft, Valley Forge, 1777, but had only one small hatchet and no other tools. They wrote of being thrown "Let vice and immorality of every kind be discouraged as much as possible off the raft at one point. in your regiment, and see, as a Chaplain is allowed to it, that the men regularly attend Worship. Gaming of every kind is expressly forbid as the Because of this experience and his faithfulness, George would later serve as an foundation of evil, and the ruin of many a brave, and good officer. Games aide to Governor Bradford in another expedition against the French. The battle of exercise for amusement, may be not only allowed, but encouraged." was chaos and ended in defeat for George's forces. This would be the only defeat George Washington that George would experience throughout his life. The Marquis De Lafayette arrived from France in 1777 and developed a Greatly respected by now, George was chosen at age 23, to head the position of Father –Son relationship with George Washington. He fought in many Commander in Chief of the Frontier Forces of Virginia. For three long years he battles and was wounded at Brandywine. His love for Washington led fought against the French and Indian forces. Everyday there was a fight for food, him to name his own son, George Washington Lafayette. for munitions, for uniforms, for transport, for military equipment, and for wages to pay his men. Through these experiences he learned the greatest lesson of all: Recommended reading: that discipline and self-government is the very soul of an army. In these three The Making of GEORGE WASHINGTON by William Wilber. years, he was being trained to lead the American Revolution. The book, George Washington, The Character And Influence of One Man is Washington Irving's Life of Washington , has a steel engraving showing George available at Emerald Mountain Christian School by calling Bobbie Ames at Washington as a young man. A man who knew Washington well, wrote, after 398-1141. It is also available from the publisher, The Foundation for American seeing the engraving,"It is the best likeness of the Chief, the one of all others Christian Education, through their website at FACE.Net . most resembling him." May 2017 Read us online at Alabama Gazette.com ~ Like Us on Facebook 1B
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After you have downloaded the app, go through the follow steps to make sure your phone is set up to receive the push notifications: • Go to your phone’s setting icon • Scroll down and click “Applications” • Scroll down to “MCSO” or “Montgomery County Sheriff” OR • Click “Application Manager”, if it doesn’t take you directly to the location • Click “Notifications” • Turn ‘on’ “Allow Notifications” and “Previews in pop-ups” You should be all set to receive the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office push notifications! ~~~~~~ come, first serve basis to 100 boys and girls living in Montgomery Youth Fishing Rodeo County between the ages of 9-11. Sheriff Derrick Cunningham and the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Applications can be picked up invites boys and girls ages 6-12 to grab their fishing rods, bait and tackle and through June 1st, at the Adminis - join us for our annual youth fish - trative Office of the Sheriff, 100 ing rodeo. Please make sure a South Lawrence Street, 2nd floor, Monday- Friday, between the hours of 8:00 parent/guardian attends but only a.m.-4:45 p.m. This annual event is one of many of Sheriff Cunningham’s boys and girls are allowed to fish. Youth Focused Activities. Saturday, June 17, 2017 ~~~~~~ 6:00 a.m.-12:00 noon Montgomery County Ponds, Medication Disposal Highway 231 South On Friday, March 17, 2017, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office (Troy highway) unveiled their new drug collection unit they received as part of CVS Across from Meriweather Rd. Health’s Medication Disposal for Safer Communi ties Grant Program. The new unit will be located at the Administrative Office of the Sheriff, at 100 South Lawrence (2nd floor lobby) and will provide residents with a safe and environmentally responsible way to dispose of unwanted, unused or expired medication, including controlled substances. The new drug disposal unit will help to reduce the amount of unneeded medicine in residents’ homes and decrease the potential for prescrip - tion drug abuse, which has soared in recent years, especially among teenagers. More than 70 percent of teenagers say it is easy to get prescription drugs from their parents’ medicine cabinets, according to a Partnership for Drug-Free Kids study. Proper drug disposal also helps to prevent the contamination of local landfills and water supplies from unused ** We will have our Senior medication. Fishing Rodeo on Tuesday, September 12th…more details ~~~~~~ to come** Firearms Familiarization Course Sign up NOW for our Firearms Familiarization Course scheduled for Sat - urday, June 10th, and learn how to protect yourself! We know that learning how to protect yourself is very important in today’s world. ~~~~~~ Neighborhood Watch/Crime Prevention If you are planning to develop a Neighborhood Watch or Crime Prevention Program, please do not hesitate to contact the Sheriff’s Office at 832.7106 to set up a time for us to come out and speak to your group! ~~~~~~ Building Renovations The class is held at our newly dedicated Sheriff D.T. We are progressing as planned on our 1st floor of the Annex I building at 100 Marshall Firearms Training Center and lasts most of the South Lawrence. If you need to access this area, please check with our building day and is FREE to Montgomery County citizens! The security personnel at the public entrance door at 100 South Lawrence. We apol - morning session is classroom instruction on firearm safety and firearm laws. ogize for any inconvenience this may cause. The afternoon session allows citizens to practice shooting on our Firing Range for the remainder of the class (if you would like). All classes are under the in - THANK YOU… struction of the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Range Master. Thank you to everyone that came out for our annual Easter Egg Hunt at Auburn Course Requirements: Montgomery. All the children left with their baskets full and fun was had by • Montgomery County Citizen all! • Obtain a Montgomery County Pistol Permit (prior to the course date) • Complete an Application for the Course We would also like to thank everyone for making our annual Deputy Dave Day a huge success! All the kids were excited to see Deputy Dave, the Montgomery Pistol Permit Questions? 334.832.1335 or 334.832.1337 County Sheriff's Office official mascot, as well as Sheriff Cunningham and the Course Questions or to Obtain an Application? Sheriff’s Office staff! [email protected] 334.832.1339 Your safety is our primary concern; therefore, Thank you for your continued support of the Montgomery we ask that you do not bring children to this class. County Sheriff’s Office! May 2017 Read us online at Alabama Gazette.com ~ Like Us on Facebook 3B
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Commissioner Chris “Chip” Beeker, Jr. A Time Such as This From April 19, 1943, to May 16, 1943, an event known as the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising was fought. In November 1940, when the invading German forces built a wall around a Jewish ghetto in Warsaw, Poland, 400,000 Jews were trapped inside. Because the Germans cruelly limited the amount of food that was allowed into the ghetto, starvation and illness claimed the lives of thousands each month. But the Jews weren’t dying fast enough to satisfy Adolph Hitler, who ordered the Nazis to deport roughly 265,000 of those snared in the ghetto to the Treblinka Killing Center. The German soldiers shot tens of thousands of other Jews during the deportation process. After watching the Germans kill their loved ones daily for nearly two months, the estimated 60,000 Jews who remained were terrified. They were living a never ending nightmare from which they would never awaken. On April 19, 1943, thousands of Nazis armed with machine guns, flamethrowers, and tanks gathered outside the gates of the ghetto ready to exterminate those Jews remaining inside. Upon storming the ghetto’s gates, the Germans were stunned when they were met by an armed Jewish resistance led by Mordecai Anielwascz. Mordecai had prepared for a time such as the one he faced. He had spent months smuggling guns and bullets into the ghetto. Even so, he was only able to obtain a small number of firearms, most of which were pistols. Alzheimer’s research being conducted at UAB. For the past year, I have been Despite being outnumbered and outgunned, Mordecai and those fighting working with Alzheimer’s-Autism Outreach Group helping them publicize their desperately beside him celebrated their victory on the first day as the Nazis mission of supporting this research along with raising funds for the Drone Proj - fled the ghetto. Although the Germans had conquered the rest of Poland in ect, an initiative to provide Search and Rescue Drones equipped with thermal only 18 days, amazingly, roughly 750 Jews with little to no firearm training imaging cameras to the Montgomery Sheriff’s Office. These drones will be used were able to effectively use the few guns and little ammunition they had to to locate persons with Alzheimer’s, Dementia or Autism who have wandered keep the powerful German forces at bay for 28 days! Mordecai’s wise off and become lost. decision to get all the guns he could kept him, his fellow fighters, and the other Jews alive until the last bullet was fired. Guest speaker, Dr. Erik Roberson, M.D. Ph.D., Associate Professor Neurology In light of historical events like the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, it is un- and Neurobiology at UAB and Director of UAB’s Center for Neurodegeneration believable that liberals today still argue that we should disarm our citizens and Experimental Therapeutics. by enacting and enforcing laws that will prevent law-abiding people from Along with Dr. Roberson, there will be special entertainment provided by owning and possessing guns. The Second Amendment doesn’t just protect Melody Knighton, artist, comedian and Lucille Ball impersonator. our right to defend ourselves from criminals living among us; it protects our right to defend ourselves from anyone who may seek to do us harm. Years You can purchase tickets at www.alzheimersoutreach.com or get them from me ago we would not have imagined that an invading force could wreak havoc or at the door. on Americans. 9/11 changed that. Today we know that organized forces can enter our country and target us. If that happens, like the Jews in Warsaw, we Lynn Cox | Owner, 7051 Fain Park Drive, Suite 123, Montgomery, Al 36117 may need guns to defend ourselves, our families, and our homes. It may be 334.296.5880 that we have been born for a time such as that. As a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association and strong supporter of gun rights, I urge you to stay armed and to stay vigilant!
PIKE ROAD FIRE DEPARTMENT HOLDS HOUSING CEREMONY FOR NEW FIRE ENGINE The Pike Road Fire Department held a ceremony to celebrate the recent purchase of a new fire engine. The ceremony which has been a tradition of fire departments since the 1800’s was held on April 30, 2017 at 2 pm. The ceremony included local dignitaries, members of the Pike Road Fire Department board, and members of the Pike Road Fire Department. The community was invited to attend. Those in attendance were asked to take part in the ceremonial washing of the truck, which is part of putting it in service.
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The kids are greeted by Sheriff Sedinger and escorted to the Courtroom to with the Prattville Police and Fire Departments and with the agencies watch the mock trial between Mr. Pig and the Big Bad Wolf. It is fun for all from the Courthouse. Law Day would not be possible without the event who participate and watch. The children also get to visit with Eddie Eagle organizers: Kelly Lee, Judge Joy Booth, and Kim Kervin. Thank you to all and McGruff the Crime Dog , as well as get their fingerprints made, visit ladies for all you do to support the children of Autauga County! May 2017 Read us online at Alabama Gazette.com ~ Like Us on Facebook 5B
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What has happened to this year? It is almost half gone and what else is half gone are all the winter an - nuals we have enjoyed since at least November or December. We need to begin planning this month Judge for summer replacements for these flowers. The Peggy Givhan nurseries and garden centers have suddenly brought in huge inventories of flowering plants and shrubs. Also, there are great selections for our herb lovers, who want a head start by purchasing plants rather than waiting to germinate seed. Let's talk about sowing seed into the garden for blooms, texture or culinary uses. May is the month to sow many flower seed for summer bloom. Many flowers, such as cosmos , zinnias , and cleome spiker flowers prefer to be sown directly into the garden rather than planting in trays or flats and then trans - planted. I place good sterile top soil on top of the garden soil which is cleared of weeds. Then, just sprinkle the seed on top of the loose soil, and tap with a rake. Water daily if necessary to keep ground slightly moist and wait about 10 days or more for germination. The seed packet should note this year's date for the best germination. When the seedlings appear you may have to thin them after they have shown 4-6 leaflets. I try to thin 2 out of 3, and may scoop these and immediately transplant in another spot. Now just allow them to grow, adding some light liquid fertilizer and then when 6 inches tall, add osmocote. And voila , flowers will appear about 6 weeks after sowing. This is certainly a much cheaper alternative than buying packets or trays for $2.00 or $12.00. But some of us get impatient and want instant gratification. The bottom line is to make sure you have the right plant for the right spot in the garden. And speaking about bulbs such as narcissus and daffodils , we must let the leaves die back or the blooms next year will stunted bloom heads. It usually takes about 3-4 weeks for the leaves to turn yellow and be flush with the ground. Dolichos_lablab If you want to cut them off at this point, then that is ok. As much as the deep south loves the gorgeous blooms of tulips , we have to treat them as annuals and before planting. A show yank them out of the ground and purchase new bulbs next fall. stopper of a vine, it is However, I have a friend from Troy who has every year the most beautiful fast growing and perfect tulips, and this year was no exception. He allows the foliage to die back, very if you need a quick much like the drill in daffodil culture. Then he lifts the bulbs out of the ground, screen. The seeds are puts them in sand in the bottom of a brown paper bag with a tad of insect dust formed on long dark bur - for the remainder of the summer. In late fall, he puts them in a refrigerator for gundy velvet pods, 6 to 8 weeks before planting. He also is a primitive artist and has done creative which can be saved and paintings on boards, driftwood, and even corrugated tin. His subjects range from the seed replanted year tulips, and of course other southern primitive subjects. You see Mr. Lowery's after year. The flowers art at different shows throughout Alabama and he signs the works, Wally. resemble tiny sweet peas which are lavender, pur - PLANT OF THE MONTH Hyacinth Bean --Dolichos lablab ple and white. I highly When I went to one of the nurseries last week, I noticed there were many recommend this vine. In lime leafed potato vines in stock. This sighting brought forth memories from fact, I am going to order five years ago when I last grew the Hyacinth Bean . What an arresting vine the seed today. with long strands of purple flowers, and dark green leaves similar in shape to Purple Hyacinth BEAN kudzu. Probably the seed would need to be ordered, and soaked overnight GOOD GARDENING. 6B Read us online at Alabama Gazette.com ~ Like Us on Facebook May 2017 Southern Cuisine You are ready to try a new dish. You went to the market and bought the freshest items you could find, and they were from a local farm. You get home and open the cookbook and the instructions are as complicated as the startup guide to your weather radio. You cannot plug it in and hope it knows Chef where you live and which NOAA radio station David Spooner covers your area. So your recipe says to cut something up and you have your knives. You Retired Chef There is food you should not be eating if the mixed the ingredients with your mixers or blenders and cooked it in your pans. instructions are as simple as "Heat and serve” . Now if you have a large deep oval ceramic French roasting pot that is stuffed Volunteer Fireman, Likewise, if they are too complicated the "joy of Lowndesboro V.F.D. with over 60 different spoons, spatulas, strainers, presses, tongs, whisks, ladles, cooking" is gone. There are recipes that tell you mashers and a set of Graham Kerr's, The Galloping Gourmet, wooden cooking Senior Warden, what knife, pan, tray, or container to use to make that tools you have a fairly well equipped kitchen. Except for few thermometers, St. Paul's Episcopal dish. The recipes may say "using a chef's knife...” Church, Lowndesboro Scale, Rolling pins, Flour sifter, Can opener, Juicer, Salad spinner and Fire or "carefully place vegetable in deep pan” or "place extinguisher. Chairman, in steamer for 5 minutes". Vague instructions and Maybe a few others items I forgot. Board of Registrars, what if you do not have a steamer and just what is a Lowndes County Here is a recipe that uses at least fourteen items that you should have in your chef's knife. kitchen. It is a waffle recipe that uses real ingredients, like eggs, flour, whole Just as in most professions, there are tools of milk, and sour cream. It is not a frozen waffle. If you insist on using the toaster, the trade. Moreover, as one becomes more proficient in their trade, they may make up a batch, freeze them, and then put in the toaster the next time you want need tools that are more specialized. If you believe the advertisements on TV waffles. The extra work to make these is worth it. cooking shows that say you cannot in your right mind try to cook your food unless you buy this "upgraded, self-sautéing, self-cleaning, copper clad, organic, non GMO, ceramic coated, left-handed widget." But wait, if you buy one before PECAN SOUR CREAM WAFFLES this show ends, you can get a second one free, just pay separate postage and INGREDIENTS handling! 1-cup whole of half pecans 2-teaspoons baking powder I have written about the ingredients of the recipes but have not spent much 1-cup whole milk 1-teaspoon baking soda time on the tools needed in the kitchen to cook those ingredients. The recipes 1-cup sour cream ½-teaspoon cinnamon listed here and not simple and quick recipes. They will require many utensils Two large eggs ½-teaspoon kosher salt and certain appliances. I have to admit that I have utensils in my kitchen that I 3-tablespoons butter melted Non-stick vegetable spray have not used in a long time. Nevertheless, I keep telling myself that I will need 1-teaspoon vanilla extract it sometime in the future, and I think I know about where it is. The website, One and one half cups all-purpose Country Living, Feb 16, 2017 , article has a list of 25 Vintage Kitchen Tools You flour Don't See Anymore. I have 13 gadgets on the list and have only used 11 within the last six months. I have a large deep oval ceramic French roasting pot that is METHOD stuffed with over 60 different spoons, spatulas, strainers, presses, tongs, whisks, 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. ladles, mashers and a set of Graham Kerr's, The Galloping Gourmet , wooden 2. Toast pecans in oven on sheet pan. Shake the pan once or twice to cooking tools! If there is someone that can talk about items you do not need in brown the pecans evenly. Roast no longer than six minutes. the kitchen, I am the one. 3. Chop pecans into the size Grape Nut nuggets. The first instruction in a recipe is usually to slice, cut, chiffonade, or pare 4. Preheat waffle iron. something. I have twelve paring style knives and eleven chef's knives or slicers 5. In a large bowl, whisk together the milk, sour cream, eggs, butter, and of some sort. You can get by with three, an eight to ten inch chef's knife or an vanilla. Into a second large bowl, sift together the flour, baking Asian style knife such as a Santoku, a three-inch paring knife and a serrated powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt and form a well in the center bread knife. My suggestion is do not buy a complete set of different knives of the dry mixture. from one manufacturer. One knife in the set may be a great knife but the others 6. Add the wet mixture to the well and fold it into the dry mixture with a may be of lesser quality. As you progress in your skills and needs, then kitchen rubber spatula. shears or a long slicer should be your next purchase. 7. Do not over-mix. The batter will be lumpy. Stir in the pecans just The knives I use the most are chef's knives and a Santoku that I purchased at before cooking the waffles. a membership warehouse store. They are for commercial kitchen use and they 8. Lightly spray the plates of waffle iron and use about ½ to ¾ cup each came in a two pack. No worries about cutting your hand fishing for your batter or more per waffle depending on size of your waffle iron. knives in a sink of soapy water; these are dishwasher-safe. 9. Cook about seven to 10 minutes or until golden brown crust appears. Other sharp things that you may need include a cheese grater. I have a large 10. Remove with fork, place on dinner plate, and if your oven is still stand-up triangle grater with a knob on top to hold. In addition, a smaller one warm from roasting your pecans store the batches there until you are that fits across the month of a bowl and a smaller hand held grater and hand finished cooking. held rasps, used for hard cheese and hard chocolate. The large grater will cover most of your needs. Serve warm. Yield: 6 to 8 waffles Peelers are handy to have unless you want to peel with your paring knife. My chef once told me that I was taking too much time using a peeler and should use a paring knife to peel potatoes. We had a race, I used my peeler, and the Remember that waffles are not just for breakfast. Chicken and Waffles, chef used his paring knife. I was not as fast as the chef with a paring knife was Waffle Grilled Cheese Sandwich, Chili and Waffles, Monte Cristo Waffle Sand - but I had more potato by weight when I got through using a peeler. More usable wich, Maple Bacon Waffle Bread Pudding, and Waffle Pizza come right in mind. product meant less food cost, meant I could still use my peeler. We have used the waffle iron, and various other utensils, so let us get some Let us say the next instruction in the recipe is to sauté vegetables for three practice with the cast iron skillet. minutes. Do you have a sauté pan? Do you need a sauté pan? In Alton Brown's Read this recipe thoroughly before starting, prep time is at least 24 hours. Gear for the Kitchen , seven pots, and pans covers just about any cooking situation you find yourself. His list includes, a 12-inch cast-iron skillet, SOUTHERN FRIED CHICKEN SALAD WITH 10-inch stainless-steel frying pan, HONEY MUSTARD DRESSING 8-inch non-stick aluminum frying pan, INGREDIENTS 8- to 12-inch sauté pan, For the Chicken: 2 cups buttermilk 3- to 4-quart saucepan with lid, ¼-teaspoon cayenne pepper 2 teaspoons kosher salt 8- to 12-quart stockpot with lid, ¼-teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning One and one-quarter cups canola 5-quart Dutch oven with lid ¼-teaspoon dry mustard oil However, you also cook in glass and ceramic casserole dishes, metal baking ¼-teaspoon chili powder 2 cups all-purpose flour pans and sheet pans and muffin tins. Buy these as needed and should be limited Four boneless, skinless chicken in how many you buy, because just like pots and pans, they take up a lot of room. breasts Buying pots and frying pans and baking pans can be daunting trying to decide on the type of metal of the pans, how deep, with or without end handles, and For the Salad: For the Dressing are the handles oven safe. A few short rules will help in your selection: season Two hearts romaine lettuce cut 5 tablespoons honey your new cast iron pan and keep it seasoned, it will last you a lifetime, other into bite size pieces 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard pans should have a fairly thick bottom, to keep from burning your food. If you One red bell pepper cored seeded Two tablespoons rice wine buy anodized aluminum, which is a good choice, never ever put it in the dish - and slice thin vinegar washer. ½ red onion sliced thin Follow these steps to season your cast iron pan(s) and they will be your fa - METHOD vorite cooking vessels. 1. Heat oven to 350 degrees 1. Cut the chicken breasts into strips and place in large zip lock bag 2. If the piece is new, soak it in hot soapy water for 5 minutes, then wash with spice mixture. and let air dry. If you are re-seasoning an old piece, skip this step. 2. Add buttermilk and seal while removing as much air as possible. 3. Place a sheet pan with a lip or a large disposable foil roaster on the Refrigerate 24 hours. bottom rack of the oven. 3. Place the honey, mustard, and vinegar in a small stainless steel bowl 4. Place the cast iron on the middle rack. Place a tablespoon of vegetable and whisk to combine. Set aside. shortening in the center of each piece. 4. Place lettuce, red pepper, and red onion in a large mixing bowl and 5. When the cast iron is warm enough to melt the shortening but not too set aside. hot to handle, remove from the oven, and rub the shortening all over 5. In a 12-inch cast-iron skillet, warm the oil to 350 degrees over the pan including the outside, bottom, and handles using a paper towel. medium heat. 6. Place the cast iron back in the oven, upside DOWN. You do not want 6. Remove chicken from refrigerator, add salt to the bag, and shake to the oil to pool in the bottom of the pan. combine. 7. Turn the oven off after one hour and allow the cast iron to cure in the 7. Pour flour into a 9 x 13-inch metal pan. oven until cool. 8. Using tongs remove chicken from bag and dredge it in the flour. 8. When the cast iron is cool enough to touch, wipe off any excess fat 9. Then place the chicken in the skillet and only turning once cook and store. until the internal temperature reaches 160 degrees. 10. Remove chicken and place on cooling rack placed over paper towels. Your recipe may ask you to puree or process something. This will require 11. When chicken has cooled, chop it into bite-size pieces and place something you plug in. This list can get long and expensive. If you are planning chicken in bowl with salad, add the dressing and toss with salad to do much baking, a stand mixer is a necessary have. Otherwise, a hand mixer tongs. will handle most occasions. If you like smoothies and margaritas, get a blender 12. Transfer to large bowl and serve. and if you have a drip coffee maker get a blade-style coffee grinder. Other ap - pliances to consider: You could top your waffle with your salad for a hearty meal. Toaster oven, Immersion blender, Griddle, Food processor Automatic coffee maker. Do not buy a waffle iron unless the plates are reversible and machine Remember that kitchen gadgets multiply like coat hangers. After a while, what washable and nonstick. started as a few gadgets will start taking over drawers, storage tubs, and large And no home would be complete without a Crock Pot. deep oval ceramic French roasting pots! Recipes and lists adapted from Alton Brown’s Gear For Your Kitchen, 2003 May 2017 Read us online at Alabama Gazette.com ~ Like Us on Facebook 7B
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Please send Patricia your family birthdays, anniversaries and weddings to MMaayy BBiirrtthhddaayyss [email protected] The Alabama Gazette will make every effort to Patricia Killough include your submissions as space permits. 2 Maggie Brown Devery Wright Judy Grubbs 17 Wendy Haddox Weston Ashley Sellars (6th) Bertha Graham Pat Duffell Smith Rosa Nell Watkins 3 Scarlett Box 18 Georgia Armstrong Birthday Wishes 4 Brittney Belcher (18th) Ken Stafford Teresa Grant 19 Connie Butts for Sarah Kate Selvage Forrest Taylor (23rd) Dorothy Hall 5 Ashton Box 20 Maggie Royster Connie Bowden 21 Rhonda Alexander Olivia Propst Al Barnett Sarah Kate was 2 years old on April 22, 2017. She celebrated at her school on Jayne Ward Ashley Boyd (42nd) Friday the 21st with cupcakes with her 6 Ed Jones (79th) Susan Johnson classmates and went to the Zoo on the Michael Mckenzie Daniel Selvage (9th) 22nd with family and friends. 7 Tory Alexander Sophia Vazquez Bryson Box (14th) 22 Tom Broadway 8 John P. Hanson Eeron Grant (98th) Michael Moseley (49th) Aileen Kovacic Mary Peoples Hunter Meadows (20th) Janet Suddith Brad Williams (38th) Baby Shower Trinity Woodall 23 Rene Barnett (96th) 9 Walter Cooper (79th) Susanne Boyd for Baby Hank Jim Garrett Frank Clayton Bill Jones Julia Grant Paul “Moon” Jones Hazel Norman Jo Oswald Mike Sikes (40th) A baby shower honoring parents 10 Mary Ann Pickard (91st) Casey Woodall to be Trey and Christine Mason Nicole Sansom 24 Brantley Box (17th) was held on March 31, 2017 at 11 Johnson Alexander Sydney Ellen Grant the home of Dr. and Mrs. Greg Pam Lynch Wallace Smith Waller in Ramer. Barbara Strickland (67th) Seth Meadows Dee Dee Ward 25 Wynne Ross (43rd) Everyone had a great time 12 Mary Ellen Grant Norman Mitchell celebrating the upcoming Tanya Moore (51st) Hamer Phillips arrival. Liz Morris 26 Paula Burgess Mary White Mary Louise Dobbs Baby Hank is due to arrive at Zack Witherington Rachael Doran the end of June. 13 Betty Casey 27 Ronnie Broom Chris Cordle Emmie Abelia Johnson (2nd) Raven Johnson Coley Jones Debbie Mills Carrie Rhodes 14 Luke Dickinson 28 Brian McCord Victor Chad Mason (Trace) (4th) 30 Michele Blount 15 Ann Macon Adams Kate Sansom Waldon Woodall (59th) 31 Betty Crowe 16 Milton Bridges Susan Daffron (69th) Lonnie Smith Stacie Vinson (93rd) Stephan Turnipseed
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Remembering In Memory of Lester Smith Hill, Jr. PREBLE, Ruth Boyd Lester Smith Hill, Jr. 87 , of She was a resident of Montgomery, AL. Prattville, passed away Sunday, She died April 17, 2017 at the age or 87. April 23, 2017. Funeral services were held at 11:00 AM Wednesday Visitation was held Wednesday, April April 26th at Ridout's Prattville 19, 2017 at Leak Memory Chapel. Chapel with Pastor Stan Holt offici - Graveside Services were held Thursday, ating. Mr. Hill was preceded in April 20, 2017, at 3:30 PM, at Forest death by his wife of 47 years, Doris Hills Memorial Park, Snowdoun, Elizabeth Hill and a son James Alabama, with the Reverend Art Long Michael O'Dell. He is survived by officiating. She was predeceased by her wife Mary Hill; four daughters, Kay Nelson, Cathie (Jacky) Leverette, husband, William "Bill" Preble; her parents, Dempsey and Ruth Marcie Hill, Esther LaDonna (Jeremy) Brooks; a sister Bobbie (Stan) Boyd; her brothers, David and Clower Boyd; and two sisters, Ann Bailey; six grandchildren, twelve great grandchildren and one great, great Shaw and Minnie Lou Berrey. She is survived by a brother, Warner grandchild. Pallbearers will be Chason Smitherman, Bryan Nelson, B.J. (Margaret) Boyd, Sprague, Alabama; two sisters, Ethleen Bazzell, Leverette, Randy Ashcraft, Steven Smith, Jr. and Journey O'Donnell. Montgomery, Alabama, and Sue Drake, Miami Lakes, Florida; and Memorial contributions may be made to the Montgomery Area Humane Shelter in memory of Mr. Hill and on behalf of "Susie", his loving numerous nieces and nephews. The aunt of the Gazette’s Commu - Chihuahua and companion. nity Editors, Patricia Killough. May 2017 Read us online at Alabama Gazette.com ~ Like Us on Facebook 9B Today’s Woman
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A fun time was had by many at a “Happy 9th Kentucky Derby theme graduation tea celebration for Lindsey Ellen Wedding Anniversary” Johnson hosted by her Grand - This month my husband, Brian, and I will celebrate mother, Wilda Britton. Sunday, our 9th wedding anniversary. We have been through afternoon on April 23, friends Trisston countless testings, trials, joys, and valleys together. joined Mrs. Britton and Lindsey’s Wright Burrows And even though we are long past that exciting “newly mother, Alison Johnson, to con - Ms.Wheelchair budding romance” stage in our relationship where we gratulate Lindsey on a America/ are winning each other’s hearts, we are arriving at successful high school career and Alabama 2005 the “deep love and appreciation” stage where we are shower her with well wishes and truly able to cherish each other’s hearts. good luck on her future college So, how do we continually cherish each other even after so many years plans. When arriving to the together? For me, the secret lies in keeping my personal relationship with Jesus celebration, Lindsey’s grandfather Christ at the center of my exis - greeted the young ladies at their car tence. As a wife, there is always a offering to shuttle them to the temptation to look to my husband home on their golf cart. The guests to meet needs and desires in my were greeted by hand-painted heart that only Christ can truly Kaylee Pullin, Lindsey Johnson, jockey silks, red roses, and horse fulfill. Whenever I start expecting Alex Wyrosdick shoes lining the walkway to the Brian to be the perfect Prince Britton’s home. Mrs. Britton Charming of my childhood fairy adorned her home with red roses, big hats, pearls, and horse shoes making tales, I end up focusing on his the well-wishers feel whisked away to the Kentucky Derby. While shortcomings as a husband. When attending the celebration, everyone enjoyed finger sandwiches, fruit salad, I look to my husband to fulfill me brownie bites, and custom made cookies decorated with Lindsey’s mono - at the deepest level, I put unhealthy gram and shaped like the well-known “Derby Hat”. They sipped mock pressure upon him. As wonderful mint julips and pink lemonade. Lindsey is a graduating senior of Macon as Brian is…. he is still human and he will still let me down at times. I find that East Academy. Her high school accomplishments include being a I can only love and cherish my husband well when Jesus Christ is my first and National Honor Society member, Mu Alpha Theta Society member, ultimate Bridegroom. When I’m fulfilled in Jesus Christ, I don’t spend all my Varsity Football water girl, kindergarten buddy program, Spanish club time and energy trying to make Brian into my romantic fairy-tale ideal. Rather, member, varsity softball pitcher, Varsity softball captain, 2015 6A I am free to serve him and love him, without constantly focusing on whether or AHSAA State Champion (Wetumpka High School), 2016 2A AISA State not he’s living up to my “Prince Charming” expectations every moment of the Champion (Macon East Academy), 2016-2017 Wendy’s High School day. Heisman Nominee, and Jackie Frost Scholarship Recipient. Lindsey has As Brian builds his life around Christ, he is naturally a reflection of Christ in received an athletic scholarship to William Carey University in Hatties - the way he treats me. And as I build my life around Christ, I learn to love my burg, MS, to continue her softball career. Lindsey will major in Nursing. husband as God has called me to love him. That is what makes a marriage gain more and more beauty as the years go by. C.T. Studd said, “Marriage can either be a taste of heaven on earth, or a taste of hell on earth, depending on where you place the Cross.” Selfishness will destroy the beauty of a marriage faster than anything else. But coming to the cross and getting self out of the way, sets the stage for a romance that can truly stand the test of time! ess in “I have found the one whom my soul loves”, Song of Solomon 3:4 ise your busin As our 9th anniversary approaches, I am filled with gratitude and amazement Advert at the beauty of God’s ways. Brian and I are expecting our next year together to ETTE! be even better than the 9 years we have had thus far, because we know the place LABAMA GAZ that Christ has in our marriage. Just like the water that Jesus turned into wine at The A the wedding celebration. The best is always saved for last when He is the Guest 00 of honor! Call 356-67 Happy 9th Wedding Anniversary, Brian!! I love you! Many blessings! VIVIX, slow aging at the Cellular Level Feel Younger, Longer, or Your Money Back
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